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OCR GCSE Business (9-1): Unit 6 Influences on Business

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ethical behavior is about...

a)

...doing what is morally right.

b)

...doing the right thing by shareholders.

c)

...recycling wherever possible.

d)

...not breaking the law.

2.

What is the name of the movement that encourages businesses to pay a fair price to suppliers in developing countries?

(a)  

3.

The main problem with behaving in an ethical and environmentally friendly way is that...

a)

...it tends to increase business costs.

b)

...it is too 'political'.

c)

...it normally reduces sales.

d)

...it isn't the job of business to worry about these things.

4.

(a)   production is production that does not lead to the depletion of (using up) of natural resources.

5.

What is a key benefit to business of acting in an ethical and environmentally friendly way?

a)

It can enhance a business' reputation

b)

Lower taxes

c)

It will reduce costs

d)

Increased share price

6.

Name a key stakeholder group who businesses should always consider their treatment of if they are to operate ethically?

(a)  

7.

Resources that can be used more than once (such as wind or sunshine) or regenerated (such as plants) are known as (a)  

8.

The economic climate is about...

a)

...what is happening to incomes and employment.

b)

...the conditions affecting next year's harvest

c)

...global warming.

d)

...where a business chooses to locate.

9.

The amount of money that people earn from work or from assets such as shares and property is known as (a)  

10.

A recession is when...

a)

...GDP has fallen for a period of time.

b)

...a business has to make people redundant.

c)

...when unemployment increases by > 5%

d)

... a business sees a fall in profits.

11.

During a 'boom' unemployment is _______ and consumer spending is ____________

a)

low, high

b)

low, low

c)

high, low

d)

high, high

12.

During a recession demand for luxury items will _________ and demand for basic items will ___________.

a)

fall, rise

b)

fall, fall

c)

rise, fall

d)

rise, rise

13.

What is the term for people who are actively seeking employment but are unable to find work?

(a)  

14.

People whose last job ended because there was no more work available or no further need for their role have been made (a)  

15.

Which of the following is NOT a key driver of globalisation?

a)

Improved transportation

b)

Improved technology

c)

Trade liberalisation

d)

Larger trade tariffs

16.

Companies that operate in more than one country are known as (a)   companies (MNCs)

17.

Which two of the following are benefits of globalisation for businesses?

a)

Access to larger markets

b)

Lower cost of production overseas

c)

Lower transportation costs

d)

Less complexity

18.

Choose two reasons why businesses locate operations in another country

a)

...pay less tax.

b)

...access highly skilled labour markets

c)

...enhance their reputation at home.

d)

...improve quality control.

19.

Goods which are made in this country and then sold abroad are known as (a)  

20.

Goods which are made abroad but are brought into this country are (a)