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Unit One: What is Business?

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  • The goal of a nonprofit organization is to:
    Contribute to society
    Generate financial gain
    Offer products in order to earn a profit
    Earn revenues higher than exceed its expenses
  • _____ businesses possess the qualities of multiple business types
    Merchandising
    Hybrid
    Service
    Manufacturing
  • These are things done for you by other people. They are intangible
    Services
    Goods
    Needs
    Wants
  • The machines, tools, buildings, information, and technology needed to produce goods and services are considered which factor of production?
    Land
    Acquisitions
    Machinery
    Capital
  • To be considered a business, an entity must:
    Pursue earning a profit
    Earn a profit
    Neither A or B
    Both A & B
  • An accountant prepares tax returns for their clients. What type of business would this be considered?
    Service
    Merchandising
    Hybrid
    Manufacturing
  • When an organization provides goods or services without seeking a profit, it is not a business
    False
    True
  • ______ are costs incurred by a business in the process of generating revenue
    Expenses
    Profit
    Revenue
    Operating Costs
  • The Office Place sells office equipment, such as Xerox copiers, and supplies to other businesses. The Office Place would be considered which type of business?
    Manufacturing
    Hybrid
    Merchandising
    Service
  • ______ are funds that flow into a business from it primary activity, such as the sale of products
    Expenses
    Revenue
    Profit
    Operating Costs
  • ______ is the day-to-day activities involved in producing and delivering a business’ products efficiently
    Human Resources
    Management
    Sales
    Operations
  • __________ operate for charitable or social purpose, providing services such as healthcare, education, and community development
    Non-Profit Organizations
    Government Organizations
    LLC
    Hybrid Businesses
  • _____ is the difference between revenue of a business and its expenses
    Goods
    Expenses
    Revenue
    Profit
  • _____ is the management of money, funds, and financial resources of an organization
    Accounting
    Operations
    Finance
    Management
  • _____ is the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of resources in order to achieve business goals
    Sales
    Customer Service
    Human Resources
    Management
  • Any organization or activity that offers goods and services in an effort to earn a profit is called a:
    Market
    Non-profit organization
    Corporation
    Business
  • Identify the Factor of Production: the financial resources and tools required for production
    Labor
    Entrepreneurship
    Capital
    Land
  • Identify the Factor of Production: Natural resources used in production, such as water, wood, and minerals, as well as physical space and location
    Capital
    Land
    Entrepreneurship
    Labor
  • Factors of Production are:
    resources used in the production of goods and services
    The process of identifying potential customers
    Is the process of creating, promoting, and selling products
  • ______ is the process of recording, summarizing, and analyzing financial transactions for a business
    Accounting
    Marketing
    Finance
    Research & Development
  • ______ is the process of creating, promoting, and selling products
    Research & Development
    Operations
    Marketing
    Sales
  • Peter’s Clam Bar sells clams and other popular seafood dishes at their restaurant, as well as fresh fish that can be purchased in-store and cooked at home. Peter’s Clam Bar would be considered an example of which type of business?
    Merchandising
    Manufacturing
    Service
    Hybrid
  • _______ is a business strategy in which products are purchased from manufacturers, wholesalers, or other middlemen, and are sold at the retail price
    Merchandising
    Manufacturing
    Service
    Hybrid
  • Tasks such as budgeting and raising capital are done by which function of a business?
    Operations
    Accounting
    Management
    Finance
  • Which of the following are the four factors of production?
    Capital, Entrepreneurship, Labor, and Land
    Earth, Sun, Wind, and Water
    Investment, Machinery, Natural Resources, and Power
    Knowledge, Land, Machinery, and Power
  • The process of promoting new products would be considered which function of a business?
    Management
    Marketing
    Operations
    Sales
  • When the expenses of a business are greater than its revenue, the business is said to have a:
    Return
    Loss
    Gain
    Profit
  • The process of recording the financial transactions involving a business is completed by which function of a business?
    Management
    Finance
    Sales
    Accounting
  • Identify the Factor of Production: the innovative ideas, risk-taking abilities, and managerial skills of business owners
    Land
    Labor
    Entrepreneurship
    Capital
  • ______ is the use of computers, software, hardware, networks, and other technologies to process, store, transmit, and manage information within a business
    Information Technology
    Operations
    Research & Development
  • Identify the Factor of Production:the human effort an skills contributed to the production process
    Capital
    Labor
    Land
    Entrepreneurship
  • ______ is the department within a business that is responsible for managing human capital (the people that work for the business)
    Human Resources
    Operations
    Customer Service
    Managment
  • Which of the following is NOT a main function of a business?
    Sales
    Management
    Distribution
    Finance
  • Charities and volunteer service organizations are examples of what?
    Businesses
    Non-Profit Organizations
    Service Organizations
    Government Organizations
  • _____ is the process of identifying potential customers, persuading them to buy a business’ products, and completing the transaction
    Customer Service
    Sales
    Research & Development
    Operations
  • Which function of a business allocates company resources to efficiently produce products that consumers want?
    Operations
    Sales
    Marketing
    Human Resources
  • This type of business develops a product and sell it either directly to the customer or to some type of middleman, like a wholesaler or retailer
    Hybrid
    Manufacturing
    Service
    Merchandising
  • _____ is the support, assistance, and interactions provided by a business to its customers before, during, and after a purchase
    Marketing
    Human Resources
    Customer Service
    Operations
  • _______ businesses sell intangible goods to consumers
    Hybrid
    Manufacturing
    Merchandising
    Service
  • ______ is a function within a business that focuses on activities aimed at innovating, creating new products, and improving or enhancing existing products
    Management
    Sales
    Research & Development
    Operations
  • Every month, Carla’s Candy Shop has to pay bills for utilities, wages, rent, insurance, supplies, and raw materials. Those amounts are examples of:
    Net Profit
    Expenses
    Revenue
    Earnings
  • These are items that are tangible, meaning that you can physically touch them
    Needs
    Wants
    Services
    Goods