Marketing Study Guide Chp 2

The amount of money remaining from revenues after all expenses are paid - Profit

\ The study of how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed - Economics

\ The possibility of financial gain or loss or personal injury - Risk

\ A report developed to predict the expenses to be incurred and revenues to be received - Forecast

\ The business is legally responsible for damages - Liable

\ Involves preventing, reducing, or lessening the negative impacts of risk - Risk Management

\ The income that is distributed to investors- ROI (Return on Investment)

\ A system of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned and impartial manner - Ethics

\ The amount of satisfaction a person receives from the consumption of a particular product or service - Economic Utility

\ A financial statement that shows a company’s assets, liabilities, and net worth at a specific point in time - Balance Sheet

\ A plan for how available funds will be spent -Budget

\ Shows revenues and expenses for a specific period of time reveals company’s profit or loss - Income Statement

\ High standards of rules and guidelines - Principles

\ Making decisions to use resources in ways that result in the greatest profit - Profit Motive

\ Macroeconomics - the study of the economics of the entire society

\ Microeconomics- the study of the relationships between individual consumers and producers

\ form utility - when the physical characteristics of a product or service are improved

\ time utility- making the product or service available when the customer wants it

\ place utility - the product is available where it is wanted

\ possession utility - the product or service is available at an affordable price and easily obtainable

Natural Risk- Weather, Natural Disasters

\ Human Risk - Employees being bad

\ Economic Risk- Loss of money

\ Gain Or Loss Risk- (speculative risk)- There is a chance of loss or gain

\ Controllable Risk- It can be controlled or prevented  (Opposite:Uncontrollable risk)

\ Insurable Risk- When you are prepared for risk or losses and you can estimate and save money.

\ Risk Avoidance- When you avoid risky situations from happening

\ Risk Insurance- Having money or other financial ways to plan for a future risk that may happen.

\ Risk Transfer- When you transfer a risk to another company. If someone gets hurt of something

bad might happen, the risk will go to others

\ Risk Retention- Setting aside funds to help predict and loosen the loss of a risk in the future.

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