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Unit 1 AOS 1 Business Management - The Business Idea

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Items of value owned by a business are called...

a)

Assets

b)

Revenue

c)

Income

d)

Equity

2.

A business is any activity conducted by an individual or individuals to produce and sell goods and services that satisfy the needs of society, as well as making profit.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following are sources of business opportunities for business ideas:

a)

Innovation and entrepreneurship

b)

Global markets and technological development

c)

Changing customer needs

d)

All of the above

4.

Which is NOT considered an innovation:

a)

Process of creating a new good, service or process

b)

Ability/willingness to start a new business venture

c)

Significantly improving an existing good, service or process

5.

A person who is willing to seize opportunities to start and operate a business, and is prepared to take risks in the hope of making a profit is called...

a)

An innovator

b)

An entrepreneur

c)

A businessman

d)

A business owner

6.

Invention refers to the development of

a)

an existing idea/product/process

b)

a completely new idea/product/process

c)

the alteration of out-of-date idea/product/process

d)

an existing idea/product/idea

7.

R&D stands for...

a)

Researched and Developed

b)

Researching and Developing

c)

Research and Development

d)

Researchers and Developers

8.

Goal setting is important because

a)

it describes what a business expects to accomplish over a set period.

b)

it provides a clearly defined purpose for the business.

c)

It can also allow the potential business owner to develop their ideas for a business.

d)

All of the above.

9.

If you are willing to take the risk of starting and operating a business you show.......

a)

risk taking characteristics

b)

stupidity

c)

enterpreneurship

d)

enthusiasm

10.

A business concept describes the core activities of the business and the specific features and value of the goods or services it provides.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The application of knowledge that has changed people's lives and changed the way businesses operate is called

a)

Technical development

b)

Technological development

c)

Technology developing

d)

Technology developed

12.

Goods and services exchanged between businesses and customers across the world is best described as.....

a)

Global markets

b)

Globalisation

c)

International markets

d)

Offshore markets

13.

The desire for independence, profit and to fulfill a market need are all....

a)

business goals

b)

business strategies

c)

business objectives

d)

business motivations

14.

The desire for independence means....

a)

freedom to choose when and where to work

b)

to control your own destiny

c)

to gain long term financial independence

d)

all of above

15.

Profit is when

a)

revenue is higher than expenses

b)

revenue is lower than expenses

c)

expenses are higher than revenue

16.

A market need means

a)

an area of the market where there is no current need for the good or service

b)

an area of the market where there is multiple providers of the good or service

c)

an area of the market where there is a demand for a good or service

17.

A business that makes a profit but concentrates on helping a community or environment need is called a

a)

social enterprise

b)

a partnership

c)

a sole trader

d)

a company

18.

Which of the following is a social enterprise

a)

Woolworths

b)

Apple

c)

Thank You

d)

Amazon

19.

A business goal describes...

a)

What the business achieved in the past

b)

The owner's aspirations and desires for success

c)

The purpose of the business

d)

What a business expects to accomplish over a set period of time

20.

The vision is often described in a vision statement and is supported by a mission statement.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A vision statement is best described as

a)

Where the business wants to be in the future

b)

What the business does and how it will achieve its vision

22.

A mission statement describes...

a)

Where the business wants to be in the future

b)

What the business does and how it will achieve its vision

23.

Which is NOT one of the three broad types of goals:

a)

Financial goals

b)

Family goals

c)

Social goals

d)

Personal goals

24.

Community service, provision of employment, social justice and ecological sustainability are all...

a)

Personal goals

b)

Social goals

c)

Financial goals

25.

To increase market share, expand the business and maximise return on investment are all...

a)

Personal goals

b)

Social goals

c)

Financial goals

26.

Personal goals for business owners are not normally made public

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Productivity, efficiency and effectiveness are all part of what type of goal?

a)

Personal goals

b)

Financial goals

c)

Social goals

28.

S.M.A.R.T. goals stand for:

a)

Sustainable, Measurable, Assessable, Realistic and Time bound

b)

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound

c)

Sustainable, Mathematical, Assessable, Relevant and Time bound

d)

Specific, Mathematical, Attainable, Realistic and Time bound

29.

A business concept describes the core activities of the business and the specific features and value of the goods or services it provides.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Sources of a business concept include:

a)

Listening to people

b)

Identifying a gap in the market through research information

c)

Personal experiences, interests or imagination

d)

All of the above

31.

Which is NOT a common method for protecting IP:

a)

Trademark

b)

Copyright and Patent

c)

Domain name

d)

Legal contract

32.

IP is the potential business owner's idea or concept, and it stands for:

a)

Intellectual Property

b)

Incorporated Property

c)

Intended Property

d)

Inspirational Property

33.

Finish the sentence correctly. Market research is the process of......

a)

marketing your goods or services

b)

gathering, and analysing information concerning a specific market

c)

selling your goods or service to the maximum number of customers

d)

developing marketing materials

34.

Gathering information is what step in the Market research process?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

35.

How many steps are there in the basic market research process?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.

Indentifying what information is needed to make a decision about the potential of the business is what step in the market research process?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

3

37.

The features of a market into which a new good or service is to be introduced is called

a)

market competitors

b)

market conditions

c)

market complications

d)

market containers

38.

An assessment of the practicality and potential for success of a proposed business idea is called a

a)

feasibility station

b)

feasibility situation

c)

feasibility statement

d)

feasibility study

39.

Why is market research important?

a)

to help you make a profit

b)

to ensure the product produced is likely to satisfy the consumer

c)

to ensure you acheive the highest share of the market

d)

to ensure you are better than the competitor

40.

The ability to take risks, share a vision and demonstrate initiative, innovation and enterprise are characteristics of...

a)

Entrepreneurs

b)

Successful business managers

41.

The ability to start and see through long-term projects, leadership qualities, organisational skills and the ability to take managed risks are characteristics of...

a)

Entrepreneurs

b)

Successful business managers

42.

A system set up to determine what to produce, how to produce and to whom production will be distributed is called...

a)

An economy

b)

An industry

c)

A marker

43.

A business contributes to the social wellbeing of a nation by...

a)

Engaging in corporate social responsibility

b)

Contributing to taxation revenue

c)

Boosting export earnings

44.

A business contributes to the economic wellbeing of a nation by:

a)

Supporting career development

b)

Engaging in corporate social responsibility

c)

Providing employment to boost economic growth

45.

Managing a business in such a way that the broader social welfare of the community, including its stakeholders and the environment, is taken into consideration when making business decisions is called

a)

Corporate social responsibility

b)

Community social responsibility

c)

Community specific responsibility

d)

Corporate specific responsibility