1.1 Understanding Business Activity IGCSE Business studies
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Business studies cover the purpose, nature, needs, wants, scarcity, opportunity cost, and specialization in business activities. The main goal of a business is to meet customer needs and wants, provide goods and services, and generate profits.
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- The purpose of a business is to fulfill customers' needs and wants, provide goods and services, and generate profits.
- Scarcity emerges from limited resources and infinite desires, creating economic challenges that necessitate understanding opportunity costs and the division of labor for efficient production.
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The purpose of a business is to meet customers' needs and wants, provide goods and services, and make a profit.
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Understanding Business Activity and Economic Principles
- Business studies channel covering understanding business activity, focusing on purpose, nature, needs, wants, scarcity, opportunity cost, specialization, adding value.
- Purpose of business is to meet customers' needs and wants, provide goods and services, and make a profit.
- Goods are tangible items like cars, bread, while services are intangible like car insurance, knowledge.
- Needs are essential for survival (water, food, shelter), wants are desires (iPhone, Ferrari).
- Scarcity arises from limited resources and unlimited wants, leading to economic problems.
- Factors of production include land (natural resources), capital (money, machinery), labor (workers), enterprise (combining factors).
- Opportunity cost is the loss of alternatives when choosing one option over another.
- Division of labor divides tasks among workers for efficiency but can lead to demotivation and dependency on specialized workers.
