Category: Business Studies

  • Problems with methods

    Problems associated with each method   Number of employees A capital intensive firm will employ less employees, but achieve high output and sales because the work will be done by the machines   Capital employed A labor intensive firm might not invest in machinery and employ more employees but still achieve high output and sales…

  • Methods of measuring size

    Different methods of measuring size of business units Number of employees Capital employed Profit Value of output and sales

  • Tertiary Sector

    Tertiary sector Tertiary sector is the service industry. This sector makes the lives of people much easier by providing services Examples: Banking Hair cutting Teaching

  • Secondary Sector

    Secondary sector Secondary sector converts the primary goods into manufactured goods The secondary sector of the economy manufactures finished goods. Examples: Construction Textile production Processing

  • Primary Sector

    Primary sector Primary sector involves changing natural resources into primary products The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth Examples: Fishing, Mining Farming, Forestry

  • 3 Sectors in Business activity

    3 sectors in Business activity Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector  

  • Objectives of Public enterprise

    Objectives of public enterprise To create employment To operate even if no profit is generated To provide certain products or services such as: Electricity Transport

  • Objectives of Private enterprise

    Objectives of private enterprise To earn high profit To maximize the wealth of shareholders Growth To fulfill needs and wants of the people Examples: Multinational companies Big corporations

  • Objectives of Non-profit organisation

    Objectives of non-profit organization To provide services to members Not to distribute profit among members Providing employment Operating for the welfare of members Examples: Schools Hospitals

  • Needs,Wants,Scarcity

    Needs, wants and scarcity Need is a good or service essential for survival Want is a good or service not essential for survival Scarcity is when there are finite resources and infinite needs and wants