Question 1
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Aim to achieve things in the business
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An overall goal that a business is trying to achieve
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Small steps to achieve an overall goal
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A process of thought when planning within a business
Question 2
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Break-even analysis allows firms to find out the minimum amount they need to sell to get by
Question 3
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Choose 4 non-financial aims a business may have
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Accomplishing a personal challenge
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Achieving personal satisfaction
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Gaining independence and control
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Doing what's right for society
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Feeling good on a personal level
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to survive within a market
Question 4
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Choose 5 financial aims a business may have
Question 5
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What is an objective?
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Specific steps to achieve an aim
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Selling a certain amount of products
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Earning a high profit
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overall goals a business wants to achieve
Question 6
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What is a S.M.A.R.T objective ?
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Specific. Measurable. Achievable. Relevant. Time Bound
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Specific. Measurable. Achievable. Realistic. Time Bound
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Suitable. Measurable. Achievable. Relevant. Time Bound
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Suitable. Measurable. Achievable. Realistic. Time Bound
Question 7
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Revenue is the Income earned by a business
Question 8
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How do you calculate revenue?
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Revenue = Quantity Sold x Price
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Revenue = Price x Fixed Cost
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Revenue = Quantity Sold x Variable Cost
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Revenue = Quantity Sold x Fixed Cost
Question 9
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What is a fixed cost?
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Costs that do not vary with output. They remain the same whether the business produces 100 units or 0 units
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Costs you have to pay at the beginning of the business
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Costs you pay every quarter
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The opposite as a variable cost
Question 10
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What is a variable cost?
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Increase with the amount of products produced and sold
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The opposite as a fixed cost
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Costs that are expensive
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Costs that you can pay over a period of 2 months
Question 11
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total costs = fixed costs + variable costs
Question 12
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How do you calculate total variable cost?
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Total Variable Cost = quantity sold x variable cost per unit
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Total Variable Cost = quantity sold + total costs
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Total Variable Cost = quantity sold / price
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Total Variable Cost = price / quantity sold
Question 13
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How to calculate Interest (on loans) ?
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Interest (on loans) = (total repayment - borrowed amount / borrowed amount) x 100
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Interest (on loans) = total repayment - borrowed amount / borrowed amount
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Interest (on loans) = (borrowed amount /total repayment - borrowed amount) x 100
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Interest (on loans) = (total repayment + borrowed amount / borrowed amount) x 100
Question 14
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Profit = Revenue - Costs
Question 15
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How to calculate break-even point (in units)?
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Break-even point (units) = fixed cost / selling price - variable cost
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Break-even point (units) = variable cost / selling price - fixed cost
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Break-even point (units) = total costs / selling price - fixed cost
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Break-even point (units) = total costs / selling price - variable cost
Question 16
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Margin of Safety = Actual sales (or budgeted sales) - Break-even sales
Question 17
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The firm will use budgeted sales if it's trying to forecast its future margin of safety. The budgeted sales will be the sales the business expect to make.
Question 18
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One benefit of a firm knowing its margin of safety for a financial year is...
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It can see how much its output can fall before the business starts running at a loss
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It knows the amount of sales it will make
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It knows how much revenue to expect
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It knows how much revenue is needed to equal total costs
Question 19
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Net Cash Flow = cash inflows - cash outflows
Question 20
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What is cash flow ?
Question 21
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3 examples of cash outflows are...
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Paying wages to staff
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Buying equipment
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Repayment of loans
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Receiving a loan payment
Question 22
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3 examples of cash inflows are...
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Government grants
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Personal funds
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Cash sales
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Costs of making products
Question 23
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BEP is when total costs = total revenue
Question 24
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What is the margin of safety?
Question 25
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2 ways of increasing revenue are...
Question 26
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4 problems with cash flow forecasting?
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Sales prove lower than expected
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customers don't pay up on time
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cost of production proves higher than expected
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certain costs aren't included
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It is difficult to read
Question 27
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5 main causes of cash flow problems?
Question 28
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5 reasons why cash flow forecasting is important?
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identifies possible shortfalls in cash balance
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shows if business can afford to pay suppliers and customers
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spot problems with customer payments
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shows bank you've planned your finances
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external stakeholders (e.g. banks) may require a regular forecast
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fun to make
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seems to be professional
Question 29
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Examples of Short-term finance...
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Trade Credit
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Overdrafts
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Short-term bank loan
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retained profit
Question 30
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Examples of Long-term finance....
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Long-term loans
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Personal savings
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Share Capital
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Crowd Funding
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Hire purchase
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Trade Credit
Question 31
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An overdraft allow a business to take more money out of its bank account than it has paid into it
Question 32
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Chose one advantage and one disadvantage of using overdrafts
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Allow businesses to make payments on time even if they don't have enough cash
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Have a high interest rate
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If it isn't paid off, the bank can take some of the businesses assets
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Have to pay back straight after next payment which will cover amount withdrawn
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can withdraw as much cash as you want
Question 33
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Chose one advantage and one disadvantage of using personal savings as a source of finance.
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Owner could end up loosing own money if the business fails
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only a small amount of money
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Interest free
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Can buy everything straight away and expand quick