Types of Business According To Activities

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TYPES OF BUSINESS

ACCORDING TO
ACTIVITIES
FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTANCY, BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT 1
Types of Business Definition Input Output Advantages Disadvantages Examples
According to
Activities

Service Firms that generally use Labor Intangible  Absence of  Inability to Accounting and law
their employees to provide service Inventory standardize services firms, hospitals,
services to customers  No production  Maintaining human schools, salon
facilities capital

Merchandising Firms that buy finished or Goods or Tangible;  Visible products Managing Inventory Supermarkets,
almost finished goods from merchan Merchandise  Less conversion; convenience
their suppliers and resell the dise time and effort stores, bookstores;
same to customers bought department stores
from
suppliers

Manufacturing Firms that create their own Raw Tangible  Quality Control  Generally need Car companies,
product material manufactured production facilities consumer
s, labor products  High conversion products
and costs companies,
overhea  Cost of quality electronics
d control companies, energy
 Managing Inventory manufacturers
OPERATING CYCLE OF MERCHANDISING
COMPANIES

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