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GreenGlow serves price-sensitive customers while using retained profit; the case evidence includes break-even output of ?10,796, sales of 971 units, and a 41% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain the main business aims and objectives: survival, profit maximisation, domestic and international growth, market share, customer satisfaction, social and ethical objectives and shareholder value?

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Topic

Setting business aims and objectives

Question

  1. A. Use survival, shareholder value, growth, profit maximisation to judge net profit margin, customers impact, and the business objective in Aims and objectives.
  2. B. Give only a definition of Setting business aims and objectives without using the case evidence.
  3. C. Treat margin and markup as identical and ignore the effect on customers.
  4. D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.

Answer

The correct option is: Use survival, shareholder value, growth, profit maximisation to judge net profit margin, customers impact, and the business objective in Aims and objectives.

Explanation

The option is correct because Use survival, shareholder value, growth, profit maximisation to judge net profit margin, customers impact, and the business objective in Aims and objectives. The case evidence gives ?12,296, 971 units, and 41%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse margin and markup, miss the customers, or ignore the business objective.

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