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Risks
2.05 EC-003
Term | Definition |
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Bilk | swindle or defraud |
Business Risk | the possibility of loss or gain when in business |
Competition | rivalry between two or more businesses to attract consumer dollars |
Contract | Agreement with two partys stating that they will do something for something |
Corporation | a form of business ownership that is owned by stockholders who have purchased shares of the company |
Demand | the quantity of a good that consumers are ready to buy at a given price |
Demographics | social characteristics of the population |
External Risk | risks that a business cannot control ( inflation, interest rates) |
Financial risk | possible events that directly affect a businesses cash flow |
Free enterprise | an economic system where indiviuals and businesses control the means of production |
Guarantee | a promise made to the consumer that the product will be refunded if not satisfactory |
Hazard risks | risks that can harm people, property, environment |
Insurance | an agreementin which the insurer will pay for the insured in return for premium |
Internal risk | risks that are handled by the business, such as poor budgeting and inaccurate financial data |
Investment | the use of money to generate profit or gain |
Lease | a contract to use property that belongs to someone else for money |
Liability insurance | a contractual agreement that provides money for losses |
Markets | arrangements for buying and selling of goods and services |
Obsolescence | being outmoded |
Operational risks | possible events and situations resulting from employee actions |
Partnership | the business is owned by two or more persons |
Profit | monetary reward a business recieves |
Pure risks | the possibility of loss or no loss |
Return | income from investment |
Revenue | income |
Shareholder | stockholder |
`Sole proprietorship | business owned by one personwho recieves all the profits |
Speculative risk | loss, no change, or gain |
Strategic risks | situations that affect the viability of an organization |
Surety bond | protects a business when a person fails to fufill a contract |
Warranty | the seller will replace the broken item |