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What is the primary purpose of a business according to the text?
What distinguishes goods from services based on the text?
How is a transaction defined in the context provided?
What is an essential characteristic of a service according to the text?
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What is the primary goal of a non-profit organization?
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What is the formula to calculate profit in a business?
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What does solvency refer to in the context of a business?
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How are small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) categorized based on the number of paid employees?
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Which factor is used to classify businesses under 'Forms of Business Ownership'?
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In what way can a business use profit according to the text?
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Study Notes
What is Business?
- A business is an organization that produces and/or sells goods and/or services to satisfy the wants and needs of consumers to make a profit.
- It involves producing goods or providing services, which satisfy wants and/or needs, and people exchange something of value (usually money) for these products/services.
Characteristics of Business
- Purpose: Businesses can be classified as for-profit or non-profit.
- Size: Businesses can be classified as small, medium, or large, with small businesses having 1-99 paid employees, medium businesses having 100-499 paid employees, and large businesses having 500+ paid employees.
- Structure: Businesses can be classified by their form of ownership, including sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation.
- Goods/Services: Businesses can be classified by the goods they produce or services they offer.
- Channels of Distribution: Businesses can be classified by how they deliver goods or services, such as through bricks and mortar or e-commerce.
- Role in the Community: Businesses can be classified by the different functions they perform in their community.
- Jobs: Businesses can be classified by the types of jobs they provide.
Profit and Non-Profit
- Profit: The goal of a for-profit business is to make a profit by supplying goods or services to meet consumer demands.
- Non-Profit: The goal of a non-profit business is to achieve a specific goal, with any surplus funds going back to support the non-profit goal.
- Profit Calculation: Profit = Sales - Costs
- Why is Profit Important?: Profit can be reinvested in the business for expansion and growth, used to provide better goods or services, or used by the owner to spend on personal needs and wants.
Key Terms
- Consumer: A person who buys goods and services, can be an individual, business, or government.
- Transaction: The process of exchanging something of value for something of value.
- Goods: Tangible products that can be seen or touched.
- Services: Intangible products that are unable to be seen or touched, usually an action.
- Want: A desire that adds pleasure or comfort to life, but is not necessary for survival.
- Need: A requirement for survival.
- Solvency: A business's ability to pay its debts and meet its financial obligations.
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of what a business is, including its main objectives, activities, and how it satisfies consumer wants and needs to make a profit.
