Enterprise & Marketing Assignment 3
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1. Explain what revenue is and how businesses calculate their revenue. [2]
2. Explain what profit is and how businesses calculate profit. [2]
3. Select whether each cost below is classed as a fixed or variable cost. [6]
A business that manufactures shopping trolleys has provided you with a list of their operating costs:
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Insurance payment - £50 per month
Factory rent - £500 per month
Metal (steel) - £10 per trolley
Trolley parts - £5 per trolley
Electricity - £120 per year
Packaging - £2 per trolley
4. What is the total variable cost of each trolley they manufacture? Show your workings. [3]
5. What is this factory's TOTAL costs per MONTH when they manufacture 2000 trolleys? Show your workings. [3]
6. CHALLENGE: What is the total cost PER TROLLEY manufactured within a month when they manufacture 2000? Show your workings. [3]
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