My Big Fat Revision

Explain the general purpose of legislation from the point of view of a business (4 marks) The purpose of legislation from the point of view of the business helps protect businesses with weaker bargaining power, and also ensures competition is fair, employees are treated fairly, that due attention is paid to the environment, that consumers are considered and that health and safety regulations are met. Legislation essentially instructs how a business environment is ran – in an orderly fashion. Explain two advantages to a business of legislation related to competition (6 marks) One advantage to a business of legislation related to competition is anti-competitive agreements. Law is put in place to prevent, restrict or distort competition. This prevents the agreement of the fixture of selling prices, agreements that limit production, investment, development and agreements that apply different conditions to similar businesses. In this case, legislation is beneficial as it allows for an even ...

‘Most texts today mix genres.’ How true is this of your three main texts? [30]   Most television programmes mix a selection of genres to create hybrid genres. This not only creates for interesting development in the story but allows for the show to be more unique in a fairly crowded industry. It can act as a unique selling-point, enticing audiences from across many genres to the programme which increases the likelihood of success. The three texts (Breaking Bad, The Night Manager and Black Mirror) all do this to an extent and this essay will explore just how true the statement is to these programmes. The Night Manager is predominantly of the spy genre. There are typical conventions that connote intelligence in crime in most scenes, notably the bloodied kitchen cupboards which helps the audience immediately place this as a crime programme. The freeze frame like photographs being taken reinforce the spy genre, adding an element of secrecy but still having the ability to make the audie...

How many countries make up the European Union (EU)? 28 Identify and explain three benefits of the EU for UK businesses. 1.      The business will increase in market size – as a result of freedom of movement of goods and services. UK businesses can sell to any of the other fourteen countries without facing extra costs or restrictions on the types of products they can sell. 2.      Greater access to cheap factors of production – raw materials, technology and labour. They can employ from any part of Europe. The NHS is an example of this as they get skilled doctors and nurses when they have had shortages. 3.      Lower administration costs to trade – do not have to pay extra money to send goods abroad, other than normal transport costs. Explain the significance of a free trade area and a customs union, such as that provided by the EU, for a business, based in the UK that buys its supplies from busi...