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Business Environment - External Business Environment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The surrounding conditions in which the business operates are called....

a)

Environments

b)

Business contacts

c)

Business Environments

d)

Business Conditions

2.

Influences that come from within the business are in the....

a)

Macro Environment

b)

External Environment

c)

Operating Environment

d)

Internal Environment

3.

The environment that is made up of broad forces, trends and conditions in the economy and society that the business has not control over is called the

a)

Macro Environment

b)

External Environment

c)

Operating Environment

d)

Internal Environment

4.

Political and legal influences, societal influences, economic conditions, technological issues, and global issues are all part of which environment?

a)

Internal

b)

External

c)

Macro

d)

Operating

5.

Employees, managers, location and legal business structure are all part of which environment?

a)

Internal

b)

External

c)

Macro

d)

Operating

6.

Which of the following demonstrates the impact of a weak pound on a UK business that imports raw materials and exports finished goods?

a)

Imported raw materials dearer and exported finished goods cheaper

b)

Imported raw materials cheaper and exported finished goods cheaper

c)

Imported raw materials dearer and exported finished goods dearer

d)

Imported raw materials cheaper and exported finished goods dearer

7.

Which of the following is a feature of a weak economic climate?

a)

High levels of consumer spending

b)

Low levels of consumer spending

c)

High levels of employment

d)

Low levels of unemployment

8.

Which of following is most likely to occur as interest rates fall?

a)

Sales of luxury products increase

b)

Sales of essential products increase

c)

Sales of luxury products decrease

d)

Sales of essential products decrease

9.

Macro and operating factors are part of the external environment

a)

false

b)

true

10.

If the government increases corporation tax...

a)

Businesses have less profit to reinvest

b)

Businesses have more profit to reinvest

11.

Which of the following is NOT a government objective

a)

increasing GDP

b)

controlling inflation

c)

increasing unemployment rate

d)

controlling balance of payments

12.

when there is period of prolonged economic growth, this is called a:

a)

boom

b)

recession

c)

slump

d)

recovery

13.

Tax on factory workers weekly wage is known as

a)

gift tax

b)

income tax

c)

corporation tax

d)

VAT

14.

Tax on company's profit is known as

a)

gift tax

b)

income tax

c)

capital gains tax

d)

corporation tax

15.

Which one of the following is NOT an external influence

a)

Minimum wage laws

b)

The size of the workforce

c)

Health and Safety regulations

d)

Bank interest rates