11x Big Question

Read the Cadbury plc case study on page 179. Note that this case study was written before Cadbury was taken over by Kraft Food plc in 2010. What was different about the way Cadbury grew in 1969 to how it grew in its first hundred and forty five years of trading?

11X the BIG question...

Employees of the public sector (government owned organisations) , including teachers, are preparing to take industrial action to protect their pay, retirement age and pensions. Over the bank holiday weekend the NAHT (Head Teachers' Union) voted to poll members on taking industrial action if the proposed pension changes are enforced.

"They say changes being proposed will mean they will have to work longer for less money and that, on average, a head teacher will lose about £100,000 from their pension."

The BIG questions:

1) What might happen to the motivation levels of teachers and head teachers if the changes to pensions and pay freeze do go ahead?

2) Good pensions and an early retirement age have been an important factor in recruiting teachers as the basic pay is not as good as could be earned in similar jobs in the private sector. What might the impact of these changes be on teacher recruitment?

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Read the article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13202762

Explain how it can be that Amazon's profits have fallen but their sales have risen. What could have caused this?

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Explain why net assets and capital employed must always balance. If it helps, use an example.

11x The BIG question

If you buy a bag of haribo for £1.99 and you give the cashier £10 what do you expect in return?

11x The BIG question

In the context of Break Even, what is meant by contribution?

11x The BIG question

Japan is the originator of lean production. Explain how the recent Earthquake might cause businesses that are very lean to stop producing all together.

11x. The BIG question

What can a production manager do to stop a business from making a loss and start breaking even? Give at least three actions.

11x the BIG question

If a business has a period of negative cashflow (more money going out than coming in) does this necessarily mean the business is perfoming badly? What can businesses do to prepare for times of negative cash flow?

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Why do you think some businesses choose to locate near competitors or other similar businesses? Try and think of three reasons...

11X the BIG question...

What were the main factors that affect where businesses locate, which you learned in yesterday's lesson?

Include your name in your post.

the BIG question

What would you expect to happen to a business's average costs (average costs = total costs/number of units produced) as the business gets bigger? Explain your answer.

the BIG question

Why is it important for a business to know its breakeven point?

Positive discrimination

Positive discrimination is a source of hot debate, with people having very strong feelings on both sides of the argument. Do you agree with positive discrimination?