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Unit 1: Business Activity key terms

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ and _______ we need to survive.

a)
Goods and services
b)

need and wants

c)

chocolates and sweets

d)

milk and honey

2.

What is Opportunity cost?

a)

Cost of capital

b)

The opportunity that costs you the most

c)

The value of the next-best alternative when a decision is made

3.

Purpose of Business Activity

a)

Business satisfies consumers wants

b)

Maximize profits

c)

Franchise

d)

Expand into different countries

4.

Scarcity

a)

Not enough resources, goods or services to provide for consumers unlimited wants

b)

Not enough resources, goods or services to provide for consumers unlimited needs

5.

Specialisation

a)

The separation of a work process into a number of tasks

b)

Someone who controls all aspects of the operation at hand

c)

People in business focus on what they do best

d)

An extremely rare and special talent

6.

Value Added

a)

Goods + Services = Value added

b)

Selling price - cost of bought-in materials

c)

The value the consumer pays for a good or service

d)

All FOP added together

7.

Wants

a)

Good or service people want but are essential for survival

b)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

8.

Primary Sector

a)

Manufacturing goods from raw materials

b)

Using natural resources to make raw materials for business Private Sector, Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals Secondary Sector, Manufacturing goods from raw materials

c)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

d)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

9.

Private Sector

a)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

b)

Using natural resources to make raw materials for business Private Sector

c)

Manufacturing goods from raw materials

d)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

10.

Secondary Sector

a)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals Secondary Sector, Manufacturing goods from raw materials

b)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

c)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

d)

Manufacturing goods from raw materials

11.

Tertiary Sector

a)

Manufacturing goods from raw materials

b)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

c)

Manufacturing goods from raw materials

d)

The economy owned and controlled by private individuals

12.

Business Plan

a)

A document setting out a businesses objectives and how it will achieve them

b)

A document setting out a businesses needs and how it will buy them

c)

A document setting out a businesses failures and how it will fix them

13.

Entrepreneur

a)

Someone who invests capital, takes a risk and starts up and operates a new business venture

b)

Someone who works at he front desk, answering the phone calls and takes appointments

c)

Someone who invests in a company/business

d)

Someone who is not a risk taker

14.

Internal Growth

a)

Two companies share capital and expertise on a project they share risks and profits

b)

Not enough resources, goods or services to provide for peoples’ (consumers) unlimited wants

c)

the potential benefits a business misses out on when choosing one alternative over another

d)

Business expansion without taking over or merging with another business (organic growth)

15.

Unincorporated Business

a)

Aims or targets a business sets out to achieve

b)

Incorporated business with shares sold to friends and family

c)

No separation between the company and the owners in law

d)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by the government

16.

Joint Venture

a)

Business is a separate legal entity - separation between owners and the company

b)

A business owned by one person who is responsible for all decisions, capital invested and risk

c)

Two companies share capital and expertise on a project they share risks and profits

d)

A private enterprise which uses profits to pursue environmental or social objectives

17.

External Growth

a)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

b)

Business expansion, taking over or merging with another business

c)

Incorporated business with shares sold to friends and family

d)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

18.

Private Limited Company

a)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

b)

Incorporated business with shares sold to friends and family

c)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

d)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by the government

19.

Franchise

a)

Buying the license to use another companies logo and sell their products

b)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

c)

Owners personal assets may be taken to pay for debts of the company

d)

A private enterprise which uses profits to pursue environmental or social objectives

20.

Unlimited Liability

a)

Business is a separate legal entity - separation between owners and the company

b)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

c)

Owners personal assets may be taken to pay for debts of the company

d)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

21.

Public Sector

a)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

b)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

c)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by the government

d)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

22.

Sole Trader

a)

Owners responsibility for company debts restricted to what they have invested in the business

b)

the potential benefits a business misses out on when choosing one alternative over another

c)

Two or more people join to set up a business. Shared decision making, capital invested and risk

d)

A business owned by one person who is responsible for all decisions, capital invested and risk

23.

Incorporated Business

a)

A private enterprise which uses profits to pursue environmental or social objectives

b)

Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

c)

Business is a separate legal entity - separation between owners and the company

d)

Owners responsibility for company debts restricted to what they have invested in the business

24.

External Stakeholders

a)

Individual or group outside the business impacted by the business activity (customers, suppliers, government, local community)

b)

Individual or group inside the business impacted by the business activity (owners/shareholders, managers, employees)

c)

Capital given by a government to a business to assist with start-up costs, innovation or business growth

d)

Owners responsibility for company debts restricted to what they have invested in the business

25.

Social Enterprise

a)

Owners responsibility for company debts restricted to what they have invested in the business

b)

Part of the economy owned and controlled by private individuals

c)

Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

d)

A private enterprise which uses profits to pursue environmental or social objectives

26.

Limited Liability

a)

Owners responsibility for company debts restricted to what they have invested in the business

b)

Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

c)

Individual or group inside the business impacted by the business activity (owners/shareholders, managers, employees)

d)

Two or more people join to set up a business. Shared decision making, capital invested and risk

27.

Grant

a)

Two or more people join to set up a business. Shared decision making, capital invested and risk

b)

Capital given by a government to a business to assist with start-up costs, innovation or business growth

c)

Individual or group inside the business impacted by the business activity (owners/shareholders, managers, employees)

d)

Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

28.

Public Corporation

a)

Two or more people join to set up a business. Shared decision making, capital invested and risk

b)

Individual or group inside the business impacted by the business activity (owners/shareholders, managers, employees)

c)

Government-owned organisation set up to provide service to the public Public Limited Company, Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

d)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

29.

Internal Stakeholders

a)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

b)

Individual or group inside the business impacted by the business activity (owners/shareholders, managers, employees)

c)

A business that provides services to consumers and other businesses

d)

Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

30.

Partnership

a)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

b)

Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

c)

Two or more people join to set up a business. Shared decision making, capital invested and risk

d)

A business owned by one person who is responsible for all decisions, capital invested and risk

31.

Public Limited Company

a)

A document setting out a businesses objectives and how it will achieve them

b)

Aims or targets a business sets out to achieve

c)

Business is a separate legal entity - separation between owners and the company

d)

Incorporated business with shares sold to the general public, limited liability

32.

Business Objectives

a)

People in business focus on what they do best

b)

Aims or targets a business sets out to achieve

c)

Good or service people want but aren’t essential for survival

d)

Selling price - cost of bought-in materials