Which type of costs stay the same, regardless of company output?

  • Variable costs
  • Static costs
  • Constant costs
  • Fixed costs

Which of the following sectors includes businesses involved in agriculture, fishing, and mining?

  • Primary sector
  • Secondary sector
  • Tertiary sector
  • Quaternary sector

Which of the four factors of production could be described as "human effort, skills, or expertise"?

  • Land
  • Labour
  • Capital
  • Enterprise

Which of the following is an example of a variable cost for a business?

  • Rent for office space
  • Employee salaries
  • Insurance premiums
  • Raw materials

Which of the following is a service?

  • Paying a shopkeeper for an ice cream
  • Paying a barber for a haircut
  • Buying groceries from a supermarket
  • Buying a new mobile phone

What is meant by "diseconomies of scale"?

  • Unit costs increase as production increases
  • Unit costs decrease as production increases
  • Unit costs stay the same as production decreases
  • Unit costs stay the same as production increaes

Which type of business organisation offers limited liability to its owners

  • Sole trader
  • Partnership
  • Public limited company
  • Freelance worker

Which of the following is a common feature of a not-for-profit organisation?

  • The primary goal is to maximise profits
  • All staff are volunteers, so there are no wages to pay
  • Surpluses are reinvested into the organisation's mission
  • Not subject to any government regulations

What is meant by a "business aim"?

  • A specific target
  • A positive net profit
  • An overall direction of the business
  • Improved revenue

What is a key feature of a sole trader business?

  • Limited liability
  • Separate legal entity
  • Unlimited liability
  • Perpetual succession