Lesson 2.1.1a

2.1.1a Internal (organic) growth: new products and new markets Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Business, Unit 6

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The 20 questions

  1. What is internal organic business growth?

    • Purchasing franchise rights
    • Merging with rivals
    • Growth from within
    • Taking over competitors
  2. Which of these is an example of internal business growth?

    • Developing new products
    • Acquiring a rival firm
    • Merging with a supplier
    • Buying franchise stores
  3. Which method achieves internal growth through a new market?

    • Merging with suppliers
    • Taking over a competitor
    • Expanding overseas
    • Buying a rival
  4. A business launches a new product line after investing in its own research and development. What type of growth is this?

    • External (inorganic) growth
    • Merger growth
    • Internal (organic) growth
    • Takeover growth
  5. What term describes creating new products to gain a competitive advantage?

    • Retrenchment
    • Innovation
    • Liquidation
    • Outsourcing
  6. What can attract new customers and increase sales in existing markets?

    • Corporation tax
    • Bank liquidation
    • Overhead costs
    • Marketing mix
  7. Selling products overseas using technology for the first time is an example of what?

    • Takeover bid
    • External growth
    • Horizontal integration
    • New markets
  8. Compared with external growth, what is a key feature of internal growth?

    • Slower growth
    • Higher risk
    • Hostile takeover
    • Instant expansion
  9. Which is an example of a business growing through new products?

    • Launching new range
    • Merging with supplier
    • Buying a competitor
    • Outsourcing production
  10. How can a business reach new customers in its home market organically?

    • Merging companies
    • Acquiring a rival
    • Buying a supplier
    • Adapting marketing mix
  11. What is a major limitation of internal organic growth for a business?

    • Slow process
    • High takeovers
    • Instant mergers
    • Immediate synergy
  12. Why might a firm choose internal growth over a takeover?

    • Eliminates competition instantly
    • External funding
    • Guarantees monopoly
    • Retains control
  13. Designing a new ordering app for customers demonstrates which growth method?

    • Innovation
    • Outsourcing
    • Takeover
    • Merger
  14. What is a likely outcome of investing heavily in research and development?

    • Instant redundancy
    • Reduced capacity
    • Increased sales
    • Immediate liquidation
  15. Which is an example of internal growth through new markets?

    • Taking over supplier
    • Buying out rival
    • Merging with competitor
    • Opening new shop
  16. What is a key advantage of internal growth over external growth?

    • Shared debt
    • Immediate monopoly
    • Lower risk
    • Faster expansion
  17. What defines a 'new market' in the context of internal growth?

    • New customer base
    • Acquiring suppliers
    • Selling shares
    • Existing customers only
  18. Expanding capacity using a firm's own staff and equipment is known as what?

    • Horizontal integration
    • Takeover bid
    • Organic growth
    • External growth
  19. Which of these is an example of external business growth?

    • Organic growth
    • Takeover
    • New products
    • Opening branches
  20. What term describes two businesses voluntarily combining to form a single firm?

    • Merger
    • Cartel
    • Takeover
    • Franchise

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