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A: Test Market
Add to the conversation by offering up whatever knowledge you have.
A: Be interesting, and give
Hear the conversation first, and then participate.
A: Listen, do not just talk
The drive train that gets us where we are going
A: production
Includes all revenue streams generated by the business
A: Income
The overall effect of something
A: impression
The first visceral connection the consumer makes with the brand
A: logo
This step reviews the sales, costs and profit projections of the new product to decide if
the organizational goals are met.
A: Business Analysis
Recognize that place goes beyond geographic location.
A: Identify the place where the product will be marketed
This is the third M in the sequence
A: machine
Create a promotional strategy that features the product qualities as effectively as
possible.
A: Define the promotional techniques that you will use for the product
If __________ is not properly involved in the other four M's and it is sufficiently aware of
the process and the possible outcomes, the whole operation and even the problems
solution process could yield only mediocre to poor results
A: management
The promises behind the brand create its appeal, but getting the word out is still what
brings in the customers.
A: Get known
People form their first impression within the first
A: 30 seconds
Responsible for every element of your sales, marketing strategies, and activities
A: People
The most successful companies pick a competitive position from which they know their
brands can win.
A: Know What the Customer Wants
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objectives by providing its customers with value.
A: Marketing Strategy
Those things that change based on the amount of product being made and are incurred
as a direct result of producing the product.
A: Variable costs
Estimates of the future financial performance of a business.
A: Financial projections
The choice of a target market and formulation of the most appropriate promotion mix to
influence it.
A: Promotional Strategy
A great equalizer for the cash-strapped entrepreneur.
A: Social Media
A bookkeeper's central role.
A: To maintain financial records for a company or organization.
All of your business transactions pass through this account
A: Cash
The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
A: structure
Which of these is a part of a business plan?
A: All of the answers correct
These must be entered in the accounting software program on a daily basis so account
balances accurately reflect income and outgo.
A: Financial transactions
Amounts that are owed to you by your customers
A: Debtors
Many business owners think of bookkeeping as
A: Unwelcome chore
They are based on your assumptions about how your business will perform.
A: Pro forma statements
A thing providing protection against a possible eventuality
A: insurance
An idea is just an idea until you have a paying customer attached to it. Anyone can
discredit a simple idea, but no one can discredit paying customers according to
A: Will Chroter
Author of Bookkeeping Kit for Dummies
A: Lita Epstein
A stock or any other security representing an ownership interest.
A: Equity
Why it is important to keep records?
A: All of the answers correct
Which of these is an example of a business structure?
A: All of the answers correct
A financial journal that contains all cash receipts and payments, including bank deposits
and withdrawals.
A: Cashbook
Relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of
an artistic work
A: creative
Entity that advances cash to a borrower for a stated period and for a fixed or variable
rate of interest
A: lender
Which of these are included in a business record?
A: All of the answers correct
Include items such as the cost of goods sold payroll for employees, payroll, sales and
income taxes, business insurance and loan interest
A: Expenses
The activity or occupation of keeping records of the financial affairs of a business.
A: Bookkeeping
Recording this in a timely and accurate manner is critical to knowing where your
business stands.
A: Sales
An instance of buying or selling something
A: Cash
This account is where you track any raw materials or finished goods that you buy for
your business.
A: Purchases
Your projections should be
A: Realistic in-between
Will include accounts payable, wages and salaries, taxes, rent and utilities, and loan
balances
A: Liabilities
Help an entrepreneur keep track of business transactions, aid in the filing of taxes,
compile final accounts and act as a future reference.
A: Records
A bookkeeper must meet with department supervisors and other managers to discuss
budget needs and inventory demands.
A: Office Communication
Products you have in stock to sell are like money sitting on a shelf and must be carefully
accounted for and tracked.
A: Inventory
Which of these is an example of a record?
A: Both of the given choices are correct
A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back
with interest
A: loan
This kind of business owner will know his business inside and out and be aware of
when it is prudent to cut corners and when it is not.
A: Both Perceptive and Savvy
Your company's sales and/or other sources of income
A: Revenues
The action or process of investing money for profit or material result
A: investment
This is the biggest cost of all for many businesses.
A: Payroll Expenses
Provide helpful information about a company's liquidity, profitability, debt, operating
performance, cash flow and investment valuation.
A: Financial ratios
Which of these is a key financial statement?
A: All of the answers correct
Protects the business in the event of litigation.
A: Liability insurance
Which of these is an example of a bookkeeping account?
A: All of the answers correct
As good as or better than others of a comparable nature
A: competitive
Managing this account does not take a lot of time and is important to investors and
lenders who want to track how well the company has done over time.
A: Retained earnings
An entrepreneur should maintain records to meet his or her business requirements.
A: True
Keeping this account accurate and up to date is essential for meeting tax and other
government reporting requirements.
A: Payroll Expenses
This is when a company purchases a fixed asset and expenses it over the entire period
of its planned use, not just in the year purchased
A: Depreciation
Record keeping is important in a business for it is one the many ways to inform the
entrepreneur how the business is doing.
A: False
Shows your company's assets and liabilities.
A: Balance sheet
Your financial statements should include an income statement, a balance sheet and a
_____ statement
A: cash-flow
If you have borrowed money to buy equipment, vehicles, furniture or other items for
your business, this is the account that tracks what is owed and what's due.
A: Loans Payable
Business records must be retrievable.
A: True
This is money due from customers, and keeping it up to date is critical to be sure, that
you send timely and accurate bills or invoices.
A: Accounts Receivable
This figure represents the amount of income earned by the business before paying
taxes.
A: Net profit before taxes
Are assets that you cannot touch or see but that have value. They include franchise
rights, goodwill; no compete agreements, patents and many other items
A: Intangible
Are assets for long-term use and include land, buildings, leasehold improvements,
equipment, machinery and vehicles
A: fixed
Records are a legal requirement.
A: True
These expenses go up or down based on the sales you make such as advertising,
delivery charges and electricity if you are manufacturing
A: variable
These are the assets in a business that can be converted to cash in one year or less
A: current
Shows what types of employees you have along with what they will cost in terms of
salary and wages, health insurance, retirement plan contributions, workers
compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, and Social Security and Medicare
taxes.
A: Personnel Plan
These selling, general and administrative expenses are necessary to run the business.
A: Operating expenses
A bookkeeper's central role is to maintain financial records for a company or
organization.
A: True
Which of these is characteristic of a Cash-Flow Statement?
A: All of the answers correct
This is caused by fluctuations in operating, investing and financing cash flow.
A: Net change in cash and marketable activities
Everyone likes to send money out of the business.
A: False
Shows the sums you expect to be coming into and going out of your business in a given
time frame.
A: Cash flow statement
These costs include materials used, direct labor, plant manager salaries, freight and
other costs associated with operating a plant.
A: Costs of goods sold
A chart that breaks down how much your business expects to sell in various categories
by month and by year.
A: Sales Forecast
This is the gross revenue generated from the sale of clothing less returns and
allowances
A: sales
Purchases is where you track all incoming revenue from what you sell.
A: False
Cost of goods, commissions or discounts, variable and fixed expenses.
A: Business expenses
Include notes payable on lines of credit or other short-term loans, current maturities of
long-term debt, accounts payable to trade creditors, accrued expenses and taxes and
amounts due to stockholders.
A: Current liabilities
These include sales of common stock, changes in short- or long-term loans and
dividends paid.
A: Net cash flow from financing activities
It is calculated as sales less the cost of goods sold.
A: Gross profit
Include the balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in net worth and
statement of cash flow.
A: Financial Statements
A written description of your business' future.
A: Business plan
Most business records have specified retention periods based on legal requirements
and / or internal company policies.
A: True
These primarily consist of the purchase or sale of equipment.
A: Net cash flow from investing activities
These liabilities typically consist of all bank debt or stockholder loans payable outside of
the following 12-month period.
A: long-term
It must be retrievable later so that the business dealings can be accurately reviewed as
required.
A: Business record
(TRUE OR FALSE) Products you have in stock to sell are like money sitting on a shelf
and must be carefully accounted for and tracked.
A: True
An entrepreneur should entrust record keeping to any person.
A: False
This is the total amount of state and federal income taxes paid.
A: Income taxes
They include cash collections from customers: cash paid to suppliers and employees:
cash paid for operating expenses, interest and taxes: and cash revenue from interest
dividends.
A: Net cash flow from operating activities
Which of these should be included in your financial statements?
A: All of the answers correct
This is the amount of profit earned during the normal course of operations.
A: Operating profit
Include cash, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment.
A: Assets
This is the total amount of state and federal income taxes paid
A: income
Retailing and wholesale is the difference between the stock at the start and end of this
period
A: Inventory-reporting