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Definition of profit

Is the difference between the cost to make and sell the product and the price customer pay for it

How do businesses form the basis for h standard of living

By setting price and creating items for sale

What does standard of living mean

Define as the output of goods produced and the service customer can afford with the money they have.

Do different countries have different standards of living.

Yes

What does"quality of life" mean

Defines how happy people are due to many different factors

How do business established and have a great impact on quality of life

They create jobs and also provide service and goods to people

How do you maximize profits,what does the business have to consider

Risk, revenue,cost/expenses

What is a risk

Is a tHreat that could cause a company to lose money or time.

When a company has a risk of loss of tie or money what happens

1. Business can't meet organization goals.


2.business risk of not meet profit goal.


Risk can be what factor to a business

1.internal to the business.


Or


2. External factors to the business

What is one critical part part of strategic business planning

Is assessing these internal and external risk to develop strategies for lessening them

How is business success is broadly calculated as it's what

Revenue minus it's expenses

What is revenue means

Is money received by the business through selling products or providing services.

What are the two types of expenses Business must consider

1 . fixed expenses


2.variable expenses

Fixed expenses mean what

Don't change with output and include cost such as leases,insurance and marketing.

Variable expenses is what

Include wages, supplies, transportation, and other factors that increase with output or providing a service

What is "breaking even"

When a company's just cover it's expenses, the business Is considered to be breaking even

If a company has money left over from the expenses it has incurred is what

It has made a profit

If a company incurs most costs than revenue has achieve is what

Has achieve a loss

When do risk tend to be higher

1. New business


2.Existing business launch a product or new business

In the united states 'histicallyWhat percentage of business fail

95% within the 1-5 yr old starting

What happens when a company takes more cautious approach?

It's in danger of losing customer to competitors

What does bold risky approach gets companies

Buts them ahead of it's competitors

How to be a head of another business

By using na unique strategy or by innovating product

What about risk should be considered in context of

Market, the company,and the industry

Risk Is an important factor in deciding in what

1.business structure as are tax implications

What is the four protential legal structure for businesses

1.sole proprietorship


2.partnership/ limited liability partnership(llp)


3.Limited liability company ( LLC)


4.corporation

Sole proprietorship is what

The owner is the business and is legally liable and personally at risk.the owner also pays taxes on the business.

What are nonprofit organization/not for profit organization.

Are businesses that have a goal that isn't related to marking money.

Beside fighting for a cause what are other nonforprofit.

1.hospital


2.zoos


3.religious organization


4.schools


How nonprofit organization structured

Like corporations and have a special tax status in the us

What do nonprofit organization still need even if they don't operate for profit

Need to set goal and resources to meet them

What do nonprofit organization competition for

Donation, employees,and volunteer

Do nonprofit organization have the same competition level like business

No

As companies and nonforprofit evolved what happened

1 for profit business are involved with social issues because it's important to employees and public image


2.non for profit organization follow business model and apply principal to meet objective.

How do management in both nonforprofit and business find similarities

Developing strategies budget, measures performance, provide motivation focus on productivity

What is a " brand" mean

Is trade name

How does the brand it's self have value

He Value by people identify and relate to an organization,exp McDonald's being mentioned burger and fries com to mind

Brand management and protection are As important for non for profit s for profit companies how

They face additional challenge because they have diverse group of stakeholders than for profit


The also must work hard to manage their image and deal with issues that CAn damage their brand or will hamper their ability to achieve organizational goal

What at are the "factors of production"

When business provide service and good they have to inputs for resources known as factors of production.

What are the types of "factors of production"

1.natural resources (commodities)


2.labor(human resources)


3.capital


5.knowledge

How do successful companies us factors of production efficiently

1.The use excel to be efficient


2.The more efficient the business is it can over time produce more products or services with fewer resources


W ha t is a critical factor in achievement higher levels of efficiency is what

The planning process

How can the. Planning process can help establish wat

Programs


2. And approaches


That lead to greater operatinal efficiently

Commodities are a factor of production that are what

Are inputs that in their natural state,are know as natural resources.

What are type of natural resources

,1. Farmland


,2.,forest,


3., minerals


4.oil deposit


,,5.water

What Is " , factor of products" capital"

Tools,machines equipment, building,and structure that are used in the production process of good and service

Is money capital

No, it produces nothing but can be use to purchased means to production

What is human resources or labor

Is the contribution provided by people who work for the business

What does the input of labor include

Any one involved in the production of good or providing a service

What is the factors of production " knowledge"

Within the subject of business. Knowledge is defined as the combined talents and skills of employees

how do Organization realize the importance knowledge

Because of new technologies and products having a workforce that has required knowledge to operate and stay up to date

How do today's business operates in a dynamic environment,

Shape how they go about their day- to-day Operation and achieve their goals because environment change constantly

What group of organization involved outside the business

1.economic


2.,political and legal


3.demographic


4.social


5.competitive


6.,global


7.technological

The group of organization ate what

Unique in how they shape the environment for the business by offering both threats and opportunities.

When groups shape the environment for the business by offering both of what

1.Threats


2.opportunities

What is important parts of an organization planning process

By understanding and categorizing threats and opportunities

What happens when the economic environment fluctuates

It make a business environment that affects both business and people

What happens in a growing economy

Unemployment is lower and employee paid more.purchAsing power for the population increases.

What two other things changes based on economic environment

Inflation and interest rates

In economic inflation is what

Is an increase in prices and decrease in the purchasing power of money

How does the government try to control the economic activity and maintain stability.

Through policies and regulations.

What are the three components of the climate of political and legal environment that business operates in

1.the involvement of government


2.,the legislation it enacts


3. Political stability

To take you business global what must you consider

Then political state of country and should assess what restriction might affect how it operates and how foreign ownership is regulated.

What are other factors to consider with going gobal

1.tariffs


2.quotas


3.export restriction

What risk analysis should perform to understand and plan for risk related to political and economic stability of the country they are considering.

Political risk analysis