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Forms of Production - Business

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Machinery can be used to mass produce items in Job Production.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Job production is where each item is made to specific instructions and each item is unique.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Batch Production is where products are made in groups of similar products.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Flow production would be used for:
a)
Cans of Coke
b)
Fitted Kitchen
c)

Kia Cars

5.
Batch Production is likely to be used at Cadbury's.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Batch Production is likely to be used at Cadbury's.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Flow production is used when hundreds of items the same need to be made.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which method of production would be used for a Stradivarius violin?
a)
Flow
b)
Job
c)
Batch
9.
There are 2 methods of production
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Businesses must develop new products to keep up with competition and changing customer needs.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A business that offers products that meet customer needs at competitive prices cannot fail.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Raw materials supplied by nature are called

a)

natural resources

b)

processed goods

c)

human resources

d)

agricultural products

13.
Which type of production would be used at Warburtons?
a)
Job
b)
Batch
c)
Flow
14.
Job Production is where the products are:
a)
All the same
b)
Unique
c)
Similar but some groups vary
15.
manufacturing of a unique or one-off job
a)
batch production
b)
job production
c)
cellular manufacturing
d)
flow production
16.
producing identical products in sets. Each set is finished before switching to the next
a)
batch production
b)
job production
c)
cellular production
d)
flow production
17.
Large-scale manufacturing of a homogeneous product
a)
job production
b)
cellular production
c)
mass production
d)
flow production
18.
Production that uses continuous and progressive processes, carried out in sequence
a)
batch production
b)
job production
c)
flow production
d)
mass production
19.
Production that relies heavily on manpower
a)
Labour intensive
b)
Capital intensive
20.
Manufacturing or provision of a product relies heavily on machinery and equipment
a)
Labour intensive
b)
Capital intensive
21.

Which of the following production layouts are suitable for a customized garden gate?

a)

Flow

b)

Batch

c)

Job

d)

Cell

22.

Which is the suitable layout of production for a small bakery

a)

Batch

b)

Flow

c)

Cell

d)

Job

23.

Why is it important to have good quality control on products?

a)

To ensure the product is 'right, first time, every time.'

b)

To ensure the products that goes to the customer as a bad quality

c)

To ensure that company gets a bad reputation

d)

To ensure that all products leave the factory with faults.

24.

What three stages does a product go through to transform into a finished good.

a)

inputs, processes and outputs

b)

inputs and outputs

c)

inputs only

d)

all of the above

25.

Which of the following can be classified as an input?

a)

finished product

b)

the selling process

c)

the building process

d)

raw materials

26.

Which of the following is the output of a car?

a)

the engine, tires, and exhaust

b)

the raw materials used for the car

c)

the car itself

d)

the building process of the car

27.

When a business wants to add value to its products by adding features to it - which option does it take ;

a)

marketing

b)

human resources

c)

production

d)

administration

28.

When a business wants to add value by improving the buying experience of the customer, which option does it choose?

a)

Human Resources

b)

Marketing

c)

Production

d)

Finance

29.
Machinery is likely to be efficient. what economies it indicate?
a)
Financial Economies
b)
Buying Economies
c)
Technical Economies
d)
Managerial Economies
30.
Technological economies of scale can only be feasible for a business if
a)
Banks lend money for the purchase of highly expensive technology
b)
Capital equipment is capable of producing mass units of a product in a short time
c)
There is an economic boom
d)
There is sufficient market demand for the product
31.

Variable costs are...

a)

the amount of money spent setting up a business

b)

money spent on a regular basis to keep a business running

c)

Fixed Costs + Variable Costs

d)

costs which change with output

32.

Start up costs are...

a)

the amount of money spent setting up a business

b)

money spent on a regular basis to keep a business running

c)

Fixed Costs + Variable Costs

d)

costs which change with output

33.

Total costs are...

a)

the amount of money spent setting up a business

b)

money spent on a regular basis to keep a business running

c)

Fixed Costs + Variable Costs

d)

costs which change with output

34.

A break even diagram for Business Y is shown below. The line with a value of £50,000 at an output of 3,000 units is called:

a)

Total revenue

b)

Total costs

c)

Fixed costs

d)

Total variable costs

35.

At zero output on a break even diagram, the total cost line will always start:

a)

At zero on both axes

b)

Where the variable cost line starts

c)

Where the fixed cost line starts

d)

Where the total revenue line starts

36.

The table below gives information about Business A. Based on this information, Business A’s total fixed costs are:

a)

£10,000

b)

£30,000

c)

£40,000

d)

£70,000

37.

A company wishes to increase labour productivity. All other things being equal, this is most likely to be achieved if the company

a)

employs more workers.

b)

reduces the wages it pays its employees.

c)

reduces current output.

d)

invests in more capital equipment.

38.
Joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions are all examples of what type of growth?
a)
Internal
b)
External
c)
Organic
d)
Branding
39.
Economies of scale are the reduction in costs of production achieved through increased output.
a)
True
b)
False
40.

A HOMOGENOUS product makes it suitable for MASS PRODUCTION. A HOMOGENOUS product would be...?

a)

the same

b)

completely different

c)

stratified in a business context

d)

A food item

41.
Skilled workers are required in flow production.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Job production is where each item is made to specific instructions and each item is unique.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Batch Production is where products are made in groups of similar products.
a)
True
b)
False
44.

Physical goods is also known as INTANGIBLE GOODS.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

45.

Services are activities provided by other people, who include doctors, lawn care workers, dentists, barbers, waiters, or online servers, a book, a digital video game or a digital movie

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

46.

What is a benefit of job production?

a)

flexibility to produce whatever is required

b)

slower process

c)

higher costs of production

d)

it meets customer needs exactly

47.

Flow production is a continuous process. True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

(Finish the sentence) In flow production as employees are set to do specific jobs they become more...

a)

Angry

b)

Resilient

c)

Happy

d)

Specialised

49.

This product will have been made using....

a)

Job Production

b)

Batch Production

c)

Flow Production

d)

Medical Production

50.

This product will have been made using..

a)

Job Production

b)

Batch Production

c)

Flow Production

d)

Food Production

51.

Tis will most likely have been made using...

a)

Job Production

b)

Batch Production

c)

Flow Production

d)

Cake Production

52.

The advantages of using robotic machines for production are...

a)

Quality is consistent

b)

They can break down

c)

They never need a tea break

d)

They can work 24/7

e)

They are cheap to install