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The Business Environment

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do changes in the wider economy - growth, interest rates, inflation and exchange rates - affect the decisions a business makes?

Should a business do more than the law requires, and does acting responsibly help or hurt its bottom line?

Why do businesses exist, and how do the objectives they set shape every decision they make?

How can a business systematically scan the external forces it cannot control, and turn that scan into action?

Who has a stake in a business, and what happens when their interests pull in different directions?

What legal form should a business take, and how does that choice affect liability, finance and control?