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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.32 cm} x{5.68 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Needs, Wants, and Oppurtunity Cost}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Need & A need is a good or service essential for living. \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Want & A want is a good or service which people would like to have, but which is not essential for living. People's wants are unlimited. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Economic Problem & There are unlimited wants but limited resources to produce the goods and services to satisy those wants. 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It is a form of specialisation.% Row Count 3 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.76 cm} x{4.24 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Division of Labor}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Advantages: & Disadvantages: \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} - Increase in efficiency and output & - Bored workers \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} - Saves time & - Drop in efficiency \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} - Specialises training & - Production may stop due to absences of one worker \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Business}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Combine factors of production to make products (goods and services) which satisfy people's wants.% Row Count 2 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{6.16 cm} x{1.84 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Classification of products}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Goods & Services \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} - physical items which we can touch and see & - \seqsplit{Intangible} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{- tangible} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.72 cm} x{5.28 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Factors Of Production}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Factors of production & Factors of production are those resources needed to produce goods or services. There are four factors of production and they are in limited supply. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Land & Used to cover all of the natural resources provided by nature. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Labour & This is the number of people available to make products. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Capital & This is the finance, machinery and equipment needed for the manufacture of goods. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Enterprise & This is the skill and risk-taking ability of the person who brings the other resources or factors of production together to produce a good or service. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Added Value}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{This is the difference between selling price of a product and the cost of bought-in materials and components. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) Selling Price - Cost of materials = Value added% Row Count 4 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Added Value}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{WARNING}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) Do not confuse added value with profit as they are not the same.% Row Count 3 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Aims of business activity}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Combines}} scarce factors of production to produce goods and services} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Produce}} goods and services which are needed to satisfy the needs and wants of the population} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Employs}} people as workers and pay them wages to allow them to consume products made by other people} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Why is added value important?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{- Can pay other costs such as labor costs, management expenses and costs including advertising and power.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{- May be able to make a profit if these other costs come to a total that is less than the added value.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{How could a business increase added value?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Building a brand:}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{A reputation for quality, value, etc. that customers are prepared to pay for.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Delivering Excellent Service:}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{High quality, attentive personal service can make the difference between achieving a high price or a medium one} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Product Features and Benefits:}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Additional functionality of different versions of software can enable a software seller to charge higher prices.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Offering Convenience:}}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Customers will often pay a little more for a product that they can have a shortcut, or which saves them time.} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}