Choice of Product, Efficient Production, and Quality Requirements

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering labor types, levies, financial planning, production efficiency, stock control, hygiene, and product quality requirements from the lecture notes.

Workers who have limited training in a specific line of work and cannot perform specialised work are known as __________ workers.

Semi-skilled

The compulsory employer contribution to the UIF is __________ of the worker's gross salary or wages.

$$1\,\%$$

SETA stands for Sector Education and __________ Authority.

Training

PAYE stands for __________ system, where one twelfth of estimated annual tax due is deducted from a worker's salary.

Pay-as-you-earn

Costs required to start a business, such as registration fees and beginning inventory, are known as __________ costs.

start-up

All costs required to run a business, including rent, fuel, and telephone bills, are classified as __________ costs.

Operating

Most entrepreneurs initially operate their business from __________ before moving to business premises as the business grows.

home

To attract consumers through touch, businesses display products to encourage customers to experience different __________.

textures

Precise calculations of the cost of manufacturing a product are called __________ costs, which are used to determine retail price.

production

To ensure clients always get a good quality product in terms of appearance, texture, taste, and weight, a business must keep to product __________.

specifications

Quality control must be built into every phase of production: raw materials, the entire production process, the completed product, and the __________.

packaging

Maintaining hygienic conditions in a tidy workplace helps avoid cross __________ during food production.

contamination

A __________ indicates how much money a business expects to receive as income and how it plans to spend it as expenditure.

budget

Having too much stock can lead to __________ problems, lack of storage space, and damaged or old stock.

cash-flow

Costing keeps records of all costs regarding fixed costs, variable costs, and the __________ margin.

profit

Stock control is essential because stock refers not only to raw materials, but also to __________ and finished products.

unfinished

To produce food products that consistently meet quality standards, raw materials with the same __________ must be purchased.

trademark

Good packaging must protect the product from environmental factors such as dust, UV-rays, humidity, and __________.

contamination

Correct and effective methods of __________ prevent raw materials and finished products from damage or deterioration.

storage