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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consumer agencies | ASAI; advertising standards authority of Ireland NSAI;national standards authority of Ireland CAI; Consumers association of Ireland |
| Globalization | The idea that the world is shrinking and we are coming closer together through technology etc |
| Ethically | Doing the right thing eg fair wages |
| Sole trader | Someone who sets up and runs their own business. |
| Unlimited liability | Sole traders have this. If your business fails you could lose everything including items not related to the business of they were used as collateral |
| Private limited company | A business ownes by 1-149 shareholders |
| Limited liability | Private limited companies and co-operatives have these. If the business fails you only lose what you put into it |
| The marketing mix | Product Price Place Promotion |
| Mission statement | A report stating the roles of every person in the business |
| Current ratio | Compares the current assets with the creditors falling due within one year |
| Gearing ratio | Amount invested : amount borrowed |
| Scarcity | A shortage |
| Domestic trade | Trade within a country |
| Factors of production | Land Labour Enterprise Capital |
| Opportunity cost | What you don't do |
| Economic systems | Systems used to organise a countries production, distribution and consumption |
| Free market economy | Private sector > public sector (government) |
| Mixed economy | Equal public and private rule |
| Centrally planned economy | Public > private sector |
| Deregulation | When the government sells a good/service ie electricity to the private sector |
| Direct tax | On you income. Progressive and fair |
| Indirect tax | On goods. Unfair and regressive |
| Economic policy | A plan to change a country's economy |
| How to achieve economic policies | Fiscal policy; taxes Monetary; banks rising interest rates Prices and income policy; government controls price of goods and services |