AQA A-LEVEL BUSINESS
How is revenue calculated? - ANS -Selling price x quantity sold
\How is total costs calculated? - ANS -Fixed costs + variable costs
\Objectives should be "SMART". What does this mean? - ANS -They should be:
Specific
Measurable
Agreed
Realistic
Time related
\On a graph, how is total costs shown? - ANS -Start at the fixed costs point and slope upwards depending on variable
costs
\What are common business objectives? - ANS -Profit
Growth
Survival
Cash flow
Social
Ethical
\What are corporate aims? - ANS -Long term plans to fulfil the mission statement
\What are corporate objectives? - ANS -Medium to long term quantifiable targets to achieve the mission statement
\What are tactics? - ANS -Day to day actions to support the strategy
\What are the benefits of being a sole trader? - ANS -- Cheap and easy to set up
- All profits go to the sole trader
- Autonomy in decision making
- Motivation is high as the success of the business and the individual is one and he same
\What are the different business forms? - ANS -Sole trader
PLC
How is revenue calculated? - ANS -Selling price x quantity sold
\How is total costs calculated? - ANS -Fixed costs + variable costs
\Objectives should be "SMART". What does this mean? - ANS -They should be:
Specific
Measurable
Agreed
Realistic
Time related
\On a graph, how is total costs shown? - ANS -Start at the fixed costs point and slope upwards depending on variable
costs
\What are common business objectives? - ANS -Profit
Growth
Survival
Cash flow
Social
Ethical
\What are corporate aims? - ANS -Long term plans to fulfil the mission statement
\What are corporate objectives? - ANS -Medium to long term quantifiable targets to achieve the mission statement
\What are tactics? - ANS -Day to day actions to support the strategy
\What are the benefits of being a sole trader? - ANS -- Cheap and easy to set up
- All profits go to the sole trader
- Autonomy in decision making
- Motivation is high as the success of the business and the individual is one and he same
\What are the different business forms? - ANS -Sole trader
PLC