What is a business's primary objective?

  • Maximising profits
  • Providing employment
  • Minimising costs
  • Maximising market share

What is the primary purpose of a business plan?

  • To provide a CV for the business owners
  • To secure financing from investors
  • To provide a roadmap for the business's operations and goals
  • To advertise the business

A business purchasing a supplier is…

  • Conglomerate integration
  • Forward vertical integration
  • Backward vertical integration
  • Horizontal integration

Which of the following is a factor that affects a business's choice of location?

  • The legal structure of the organisation
  • The location's proximity to competitors
  • The business's advertising strategy
  • The size of the business's logo

What is meant by "diseconomies of scale"?

  • Unit costs increase as production increases
  • Unit costs decrease as production increases
  • Unit costs stay the same as production decreases
  • Unit costs stay the same as production increaes

Improving efficiency by investing in new machines and processes is called…

  • Purchasing economies of scale
  • Technical economies of scale
  • Service economies of scale
  • Production economies of scale

A business sells 150 pogo sticks at £20 each. What is its revenue?

  • £3,000
  • £300
  • £6,000
  • £600

Which expansion activity is classed as "external"?

  • Opening a new factory
  • Buying a competitor
  • Selling additional shares
  • Expanding an existing store

Which of the following is a common feature of a not-for-profit organisation?

  • The primary goal is to maximise profits
  • All staff are volunteers, so there are no wages to pay
  • Surpluses are reinvested into the organisation's mission
  • Not subject to any government regulations

Which of the following is a characteristic of a partnership?

  • Limited liability
  • Ease of formation
  • Double taxation
  • Dividends paid to shareholders