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Factor Affecting
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cost of goods | The amount of money business pays for the products it sells or for the raw materials from which it produces goods to sell the amount of money a business pay for the products or for any part of the product it sells. |
| Creditors | Individuals or businesses to whom a business owns money or from whom it wants to borrow money. |
| Demand | The quantity of a good or service that buyers are ready to buy at a given price or particular time. |
| Economy | The system in which people make and spend their incomes. |
| Efficiency | Accomplishing a task with a minimum expenditure of time and effort. |
| Expenses | The money that a business spends. |
| Gross profit | Money left after the cost of goods expense is subtracted from total income. |
| Income | The money received by resource owners and by producers for supplying goods and services to consumers. |
| Net Profit | Money left after the cost of goods expense and the operating expense are each subtracted from the total income. |
| Operating expenses | All of the expenses involved in running a business. |
| Pricing | A marketing function that involves determining and adjusting to maximum return and meet customers. |
| Private Enterprise system | An Economic systemin which individuals and groups , rather than the government , own or control the means of production. |
| Profit | Monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business. |
| Profit motive | The desire to make a profit , which moves people to invest in a business |
| Resources | Items that are used to accomplish another activity such as producing/ providing goods and services. |
| Risk | |
| Suppliers |