Nature and Scope of Business Economics: Introduction

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Which of the following is NOT a type of business mentioned in the text?

Automobile manufacturing

What are the inputs referred to on the input side of economic activities?

Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship

What is the basic objective of all economic activities?

To create net value added

What does business economics incorporate elements of?

Macro Economics

What does the term 'For whom to Produce' refer to?

Consumer preferences

In the context of economics, what is the purpose of any economic activity such as production, consumption, distribution, exchange, and inventory accumulation?

To create surplus or profit

What term is used for goods like consumer goods, producer goods, capital goods, private goods, public goods, merit goods, and non-merit goods?

Durable goods

What is the original Greek meaning of the term 'Economics'?

Household management

What is the nature of business economics as described in the text?

Pragmatic and normative

Before the 19th century, what was Economics known as?

Political Economy

What is the primary focus of Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) according to the text?

Social benefits

What is suggested to be the discipline helpful in analyzing the rationality and optimality of a given choice?

Economics

What is the main focus of economic enterprises according to the given context?

Several decisions making

Which book is considered as the first modern work of Economics?

The Wealth of Nations

What were economics known as till the 19th century?

Political Economy

What do economic activities such as production, consumption, distribution, exchange, and inventory accumulation aim to create?

Surplus or profit

Business economics incorporates elements of ______ economics

macro

A business is an economic activity transforming a set of inputs into a set of ______

output

The creation of net value added is the basic objective of all such ______

activities

On the input side, we refer to men, materials, machines, ______ etc.

management

By output, we refer to different types of goods and ______

services

A business represents an activity transforming a set of inputs into a set of ______

output

The purpose of any economic activity such as production, consumption, distribution, exchange and inventory accumulation, is to create ______ or profit.

surplus

Some of Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) may not aim at private profits but they aim at ‘social ______.’

benefits

In the same way, a finance enterprise dealing with funds has to decide – When to raise ______.

funds

What is Economics about. The term ‘Economics’ owes its origin to the Greek word ‘Oikonomia’ which means ‘______.’

household

The book named ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations’ (1776) usually abbreviated as ‘The Wealth of Nations’, by Adam Smith is considered as the first modern work of ______.

Economics

Before we start with the meaning of Business Economics, it is important for us to understand what Economics is ______.

about

You are free to spend the money as you like. What will you ______.

do

You have many options before you. Given a choice, you would like to spend not only on your friends, but would also like to go for a movie, eat in a restaurant, buy a dress and a book and save some ______.

money

Because you have only 1000 with you. Had your mother given you 2000, you might have ______.

satisfied

You cannot have all of them at the same time. Why. Because you have only `1000 with ______.

you

This quiz covers the introduction to the nature and scope of business economics, including the meaning of economics, the nature of business economics, and its scope. It also explores the incorporation of elements of macroeconomics and the pragmatic normative aspect of business economics.

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