WorksheetsYear Online Homework 1
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
How is a business 'location' best described?
The place where customers buy products
The place where a business sites its operations
The place where suppliers send components
What can location decisions have a big impact on?
Costs
Revenues
Costs and Revenues
Which of these is NOT an advantage of an efficient transport network?
It enables staff to get to work easily
It allows supplies to be brought in from far afield
Increased time getting finished products moved to market
Which of these is a challenge a business faces when setting up a business overseas?
Greater control of your business activities overseas
Cultural and language barriers
Can provide a more personalised service to customers based locally
Which is an example of infrastructure?
Staff
Markets
Roads
What happens when a government gives a business a location grant?
It is repaid
It is repaid with interest
It does not need to be repaid
Which of the following is an example of relocation?
Redundancies
Moving production overseas
Extra investment in new machines
What is the most likely reason for relocating a factory overseas?
Reduce manufactoring costs
Reduce transport costs
To act ethically
What is a new shop in a city centre NOT likely to benefit from?
Low rents
An established infrastructure
Availability of a specialist support services
Where are restaurants most likely to locate?
In areas that are most convenient for owners
In areas that are most convenient for suppliers
In an area that is most convenient for customers
Which of the following is likely to be the main factor influencing the location of a small barber shop? Proximity to:
Customers
Labor
Raw materials
Competitors
The rise of the internet has meant that many businesses costs are:
Lower as there is more need for expensive retail premises
Higher as there is more need for expensive retail premises
Higher as there is less need for expensive retail premises
Lower as there is less need for expensive retail premises
A business has the choice to locate at Site A, which is close to the market, or Site B, which is close to materials and labour. The benefit of choosing Site A over Site B is that it is close to:
Customers
Suppliers
Raw materials
Employees
Online businesses locate in less expensive and more remote locations because:
They need to be close to the competition
They do not need to be close to the market
They need to be close to raw materials
Costs do not matter in online business
Which two of the following businesses are most likely to locate close to their competitors? Select two answers:
Garden center
Gas station
Dry cleaners
Restaurant
Clothing store
What would not affect a businesses decision on location?
Proximity to labour
Proximity to customers
Internet access
Proximity to the government
What is happening at point F of the Product Life Cycle?
Growth
Maturity
Extension Strategy
Introduction
