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List the environmental factors affecting external environment.
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What is PESTEL model? Explain it.
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Enlist the various sources which lead to the emergence of basic ideas.
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Entrepreneurship does not emerge and grow spontaneously. Rather it is dependent upon several various environmental factors. Explain them.
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Aditi started her boutique business near an industrial area and she was not getting clients as she had expected. What are the factors which have been ignored before starting the boutique? Suggest the various factors that she has to look into before venturing into business.
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‘Environmental factors exert influence upon each other and do not operate in isolation’. Discuss.
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‘Polymer Ltd’ decided to diversify into manufacturing pipes and plastic household products apart from their water tanks business. Their finance and marketing department decided to adopt any of the two pricing strategies -
- adding a certain percentage of profit to the cost of production
- selling at a lesser amount so as to capture a huge market. They put forward their funding strategy to the CEO.
The suggested pricing strategies are:
- Cost-plus pricing
- Skimming pricing
- Penetration pricing
- Competitive pricing
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In the year 2012, the social media application “Chowpal” acquired “Socialite” at a purchase value of $1 billion. Both the entities operated in the social media industry and offered similar products as part of their photo-sharing services. However, Chowpal intended to further bolster its market position in the social media space, and the acquisition of Socialite exactly fitted in its scheme of plan. The merger eventually helped Chowpal in increasing its market share, eliminating competition, and gaining access to a wider audience. Identify the type of merger:
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Mayank, a small entrepreneur, is manufacturing LED lamps with the brand name 'Led-amps`". These lamps are in great demand. He finds that the cost of production per unit of the lamp is ₹ 800 and he can sell the same at ₹ 1000 per lamp. The competitors in the market are selling this type of lamp at the rate of 1200. Mayank's objective is not to earn profit in the short-run but to capture the largest market share. His expectation is that the customers will be attracted towards the new brand because of the lower price.
Identify the method of pricing adopted by Mayank to capture the substantial portion of the market.
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Assertion (A): Customers are part of the Micro environment.
Reason (R): Micro environment does not operate in isolation and is one of the levels of business environment.
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The merger of Techno Fit and Let’s Konnect was due to the rising competition with Arihant Tech. The market was slowly captured by Arihant Tech, due to its policy of providing free service in the first 6 months. Both Techno Fit and Let’s Konnect couldn't stand the price war between the companies in the telecom sector and decided to come together so as to increase their market share. This strategy helped them in cost saving through economies of scale as they could cover more areas now. It led to the overall growth of both companies.
Identify and explain the growth strategy adopted above by the telecom operators, Techno Fit and Let’s Konnect.
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Read the following newspaper article and identify and explain the elements in the PESTEL model which is present in this article.
| India will ban the use of single use plastics from July 1 in order to prevent its harmful effects on environment and in pursuance of its global climate goals. The production, importation, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of certain single-use plastic items that have a low utility and a high potential for littering will henceforth be banned. The items that face ban are plastic stirrers, plastic plates, plastic cups, plastic glasses, plastic cutlery like forks, spoons, and knives, plastic trays, wrapping or packaging films around candy boxes, balloon sticks made of plastic, flags made of plastic, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, and polystyrene (Thermocol) for decorations. The ministry announcement further stated that control rooms at the national and state levels must be established in order to monitor the unauthorized production, importation, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of items made of single-use plastic that are forbidden. Plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 75 microns are currently illegal to manufacture, import, stock, distribute, sell, and use, according to the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021. Plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 120 microns will be forbidden as of December 31, 2022. |
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State the role of an angel investor in an entrepreneurial pursuit.
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Assertion (A): The Angel Investors were given the acronym FFF – i.e. FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND FOOLS.
Reason (R): Angel investors are high net-worth individuals who have the knowledge, expertise, and funds that help start-ups without due diligence.
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The finance minister of India announced in the 2023 budget that the Government has allocated Rs.16,459 crore to the IT ministry, 40% higher than last year to improve various facilities.
Which of the following PESTEL factor does the above news article indicate?
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| Mittal Industries is into manufacturing of television sets. The company decided to introduce a new range of smart television sets which can use any mobile phone as remote control. The finance department along with the R&D department brainstormed to arrive at an optimal price for the television sets. They decided that the price be fixed based on a manufacturing estimate. |
Enlist the advantages of fixing price in this manner.
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Which is the shortest channel of distribution?
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Given below are information obtained from the balance sheet of PQR ltd., What will be the gross working capital for PQR ltd. for the year ending 31st March 2022?
- Assets: (in Rupees)
- Cash - 60,000
- Stock - 50,000
- Trade Debtors - 65,000
- Short-term investment - 15,000
- Liabilities: (in Rupees)
- Short-term loans - 25,000
- Trade creditors - 5,000
- Outstanding expenses - 10,000
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Why is a private company more desirable than a public company? Give any two reasons.
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Arpit, an entrepreneur, was short of capital. He was worried about the fact as to how he will reach out to his customers. He met his friend who is at present working in a start-up firm. He explained to Arpit a way to reach customers without any middlemen which will help him overcome the shortage of cash. So, Arpit decided to keep his channel of distribution simple as advised by his friend.
- Identify the channel of distribution adopted by Arpit.
- Explain the channel of distribution mentioned above.
- Give any two of advantages of this type of channel.
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