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Worksheets7 essential functions of business
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Worksheet time: 44mins
Complete the outline with the correct term. The Six Functions of Business i. Human Resources ii. Strategy iii. Information Management iv. ______________ v. Marketing vi. Finance/Accounting
Operations
Customer Service
Mission
Vision
What is the definition of business?
A route or plan of action designed to achieve certain organizational goals and objectives.
A for-profit or non-profit organization involved in commercial, industrial, or professional commerce.
Improving existing products and developing new products in order to meet customer demands
Collecting, organizing, storing, and securing relevant data and information.
Complete the statement with the best term. Business is about ___________ managing business functions.
information
technology
people
markets
Business means a for-profit or non-profit organization involved in commercial, industrial, or professional commerce. What is the meaning of industrial?
The pursuit of a profit margin.
Customized services provided for a fee
Collecting, organizing, and storing data.
Items that are manufactured.
Business means a for-profit or non-profit organization involved in commercial, industrial, or professional commerce. What is the meaning of commercial?
The pursuit of a profit margin.
Services provided for a fee.
The improvement of services.
Items that are manufactured.
Business means a for-profit or non-profit organization involved in commercial, industrial, or professional commerce. What is the meaning of professional?
The pursuit of a profit margin.
Customized services provided for a fee.
Recording financial transactions and records
Items that are manufactured.
Which business function is responsible for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, evaluating, and terminating employees?
Finance/Accounting
Strategy
Human Resources
Marketing
A company’s purpose, reason for being, and problem it is solving is its:
strategy
target market
profit margin
mission
Which business function is a route or plan of action designed to achieve certain goals and objectives?
Strategy
Finance/Accounting
Human Resources
Marketing
Which business function is about collecting, organizing, storing, and securing relevant data and information in order to make informed decisions?
Human Resources
Information Management
Operations
Strategy
Which business function deals with the daily functioning of an organization, managing the inputs and outputs, and includes manufacturing, purchasing, and logistics?
Marketing
Finance/Accounting
Operations
Information Management
Which business function is the enterprise and pursuit of ideation, creation, communication, and delivery of profitable products and services to targeted customers for their benefit and for the benefit of society as a whole?
Information Management
Human Resources
Operations
Marketing
What is the process of recording, maintaining, and reporting an organization’s financial transactions and records?
Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Strategy
What focuses on the management of the assets, liabilities, and cash flow of an organization, financial analysis like ROI and ROE, and financial planning of future growth?
Accounting
Finance
Information management
Human resources
Which business function helps to ensure quality control during manufacturing and distribution?
Strategy
Finance/Accounting
Human Resources
Operations
A specific procedure or action used to support strategy, in order to achieve goals and objectives, is called:
A tactic
A mission
Operations
A function
The money that a business spends
Income
Profit
Expense
Cash
The possibility of loss from human error
Natural risks
Human risks
Economic risks
Speculative risks
A risk response strategy that involves choosing not to do something that is considered risky
Delegation
Competition
Avoidance
Profit
The amount of money a business pays for the products it sells or for the raw materials from which it produces goods to sell
Cost of goods
Profit
Competition
Operating expenses
Money left after the cost of goods expense and operating expense are each subtracted from the total income
Gross Profit
Cash
Net profit
Competition
Chances of loss that carry with them the possibility of loss or no loss
Pure risk
Speculative risk
A risk response strategy that involves trying to reduce the chance of loss or the severity of loss
Transfer
Avoidance
Retention
Reduction
Monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business
Cash
Profit
Expenses
$1000
If a business has a monthly income of $5000 with expenses totaling $3000, what is their profit?
$8000
$2000
$5000
$15000
The desire to make a profit, which moves people to invest in business
Profit motive
Oligopoly
Business risk
Competition
the basic principles that govern your behavior
(a)
standards that govern behavior; not dependent on circumstance
(a)
an issue in which you must decide whether something is right or wrong
(a)
adhering to an established set of personal ethics and sound moral principles; acting with honesty in all situations
(a)
reliable; deserving the confidence of others
(a)
the condition of having to answer for or be liable for your actions; accepting responsibility for your decisions
(a)
the quality of being just as one seems; being open and truthful when communicating
(a)
the ability to make judgements without favoritism or self-interest; engaging in fair competition and creating equal relationships
(a)
regard or esteem; honoring the rights, freedoms, views, and property of others
(a)
complying with laws and regulations
(a)
the long-term value of your choices
(a)
Marcy is ready to buy a new computer, and she has saved up enough money to buy the model she wants. This is an example of
supply
demand
elasticity
market price
The quantity of a good or service that producers are able and willing to offer for sale at a specified price in a given period of time is
demand
elasticity
market price
supply
A team of employees is responsible for researching potential demand for a business’s brand-new product. The factor that is most likely to affect demand for this product is the
product’s utility.
costs of production.
government’s policy.
number of producers.
Which of the following is a factor affecting a product’s utility to the individual customer:
Number of producers
Number of consumers
Price of other goods
Consumer’s age
Which of the following determines whether consumers can purchase goods or services:
Buying power
Labor costs
Competition
Production costs
The price of complementary products has an effect on
elasticity.
supply.
utility.
demand.
For 20 years, Don owned a small grocery store. When several big box stores that sell groceries at discounted prices moved into the area, Don’s sales declined, and he had to close his business. Which of the factors that affect supply affected Don’s business?
Natural disasters
Government regulation
Labor demands
Number of producers
A company that transforms cotton into wearable clothing is considered a
manufacturer.
raw-goods producer.
service business.
builder.
The two main divisions of the trade industry are
wholesalers and retailers.
producers and retailers.
manufacturers and wholesalers.
wholesalers and producers.
Retailing takes place whenever goods are
offered for sale.
exchanged for other goods.
sold to the ultimate consumer.
sold in a retail establishment.
What do service businesses sell?
Retail merchandise
Intangible activities
Raw goods
Wholesale merchandise
A large retailer feels that it has a duty to contribute to the well-being of society, so it donates a portion of its proceeds to a charity that helps the environment. The retailer is demonstrating
social responsibility.
wholesaling.
voluntary chains.
e-tailing.
A socially responsible business will attempt to give customers
the best products no matter what they cost.
the best products at the best prices.
lower quality products at reduced prices.
high-quality products at high prices.
A characteristic of human wants is that they are
limited.
unlimited.
unchanging.
consistent.
Which of the following is an example of an economic want:
Clothing
Fresh air
Understanding
Conversation
An example of a noneconomic want would be the desire for
police protection.
a college education.
concert tickets.
a friend.
Which of the following is an industrial good:
Tires for a tow truck
Matt’s cell phone
Holiday flowers
Emily’s home computer
Susan is willing to pay a high price for the brand of china that she wants for her home. This china would be classified as a(n) __________ product.
shopping
Capital
Convenience
Specialty
How would a business’s computers be classified?
As equipment
As parts
As supplies
As an installation
A car manufacturer receives a shipment of bolts that are going to be used in the production of automobiles. What type of industrial product would the bolts be?
Parts
Equipment
Materials
Supplies
A characteristic of human wants is that they are
limited
unchanging
unlimited
consistent
Which of the following is an example of an economic want
clothing
fresh air
understanding
conversation
An example of a noneconomic want would be the desire for
police protection
a college education
a freind
concert tickets
An economic good or service that is scarce is one that is
in limited supply
not made in America
readily available
not test-marketed
If a good or srvice is scarce, consumers will usually be
uninterestd in owning it
able to get as much of it as they want
unwillinging to buy it
willing to pay money to get it
Which of the following is a characteristic of economic services:
useful
tangible
non-transferable
freely available to everyone
"Economic votes" are cast by consumers each time they
make a purchase
visit a business
respond to a survey
participate in market researcg
Producers respond to consumers' positive economic votes by
decreasing production
increasing production
producing more industrial goods
classifying their goods and services
A student purchased a laptop to use for homework assignments. In economic terms, this computer would be classieied as a(n)_____good.
capital
consumer
ultimate
industrial
Each day, a restaurant sends its used linens to a laundry to be cleaned and pressed. In economic terms, the laundry service would be classified as a(an)_____srvice.
consumer
ultimate
tangible
industrial
Which of the following is an industrial good:
tires for a tow truck
Mattt's cell phone
holday flowers
Emily's home comouter
What determine whether an economic product is an industrial product or a consumer product?
the price of the product
who buys and uses the produdct
the origin of the product
who produces the product
Why do marketers classify good and services?
to determibne promotional budgets
to determine prices to charge for goods and services
to aid in marketing planning
to decide whether to oncreaase production
Bread for a family would be classified as a(n)____product.
shopping
installation
specialty
convenience
George has decidied to purchase a diswasher. He is checking the newspaper ads for the best place to get quality goods and services at a resonable price. What type of product is the diswasher?
capital
convenience
shopping
specialty
Susan is willing to pay a high price for the brand of china that she wants for her home. This china would be classified as a(n)____product.
shopping
industrial
specialty
concenience
Sugar and flour that are purchased to make baked goods are classified as
parts
installation
supplies
materials
A car manfacturer receives a shipment of bolts that are going to be used ib the production of automobiles. What type of inductrial product would the bolts be?
equipment
parts
materials
supplies
How would a business's computers be classified?
as parts
as equipment
as supplies
as an installation
Cash-register tapes and shipping orms used by a business would be classified as inductrial:
equipment
parts
materials
supplies
You have two jobs offers, and you're trying to decide which one to accept. Each job has its advantages and disadvantages. You're facing a(n)
principle
ethical dilemma
dilemma
value conflict
You are trying to decide whether or not to plagiarize a paper for school. This is an example of an ethical
value
principle
dilemma
moral
Ethical dilemmas involve choosing between what is
right or wrong
easy or hard
opinion or fact
wanted or needed
In a(n) _____________, someone could be harmed.
dilemma
problem
situation
ethical dilemma
Mara's ethical belief don't change, whether she's at her part-time job or hanging out with her friends. Mara follows
ethical principles
ethical dilemmas
subjective morals
situational beliefs
Neal has a coworker who doesn't think that bribery is wrong. The coworker is from another culture where bribery is much more accepted, and he tries to convince Neal that it isn't a big deal. Neal is facing an ethical dilemma because of
conflicting values
a lack of consequences
greed
transparency
Thaddeus feels that his job doesn't pay him enough, so he feels like he deserves to take money out of the register every once in a while. Thaddeus is motivated by
conflicting values
the desire to provie himself
bad role models
greed
Piper looks up to her new boss and tries to learn from her behavior as much as possible. However, Piper knows that some of her boss's actions are unethical. Piper isn't sure if she should follow her boss's example or not. Piper is facing an ethical dilemma because of
a lack of consequences
a bad role model
greed
pressure from others
DeMarcus behaves ethically at his job even when no coworkers or supervisors are watching.
transparency
viability
integrity
greed
Nicole considers stealing because she doesn't think anyone will catch her. Nicole is facing an ethical dilemma because of
pressure from others
a bad role model
the desire to prove herself
a lack of consequences
