Which of the following mergers are often defensive?
Vertical merger
Horizontal merger
Lateral merger
Diversifying merger
Some busineeses grow because their market grows or they develop new products and maintain their share of the market. Which type of growth is this?
Internal growth
External growth
Vertical growth
Mechanic growth
What benefits can be derived by a business from growth?
Economies of scale
Diseconomies of scale
Mergers
Overtrading
What is the other name given to a takeover?
Merger
Acquisition
Layoff
If a sugar milling factory buys a sugar plantation, what is the activity termed as?
Takeover
What is the other name given to a conglomerate merger ?
Which of the follwoing can casue external growth to occur?
Take over
Conglomerate
All of the above
in what terms can you measure the size of a business?
Output method
Revenue
Capital employed
Which of the following is NOT a diseconomies of scale?
Size
Bureaucracy
Low employee morale
Technical economies
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why business grow?
Be part of a strategy to increase sales or market share.
Be a result of growth in the market for their product
Reflect the personal aims of the owners or directors of the business
Influence of government
