What are the solutions to the following questions: One of the external sources of capital to organisations is: [Hire purchase, Ploughed back profits, Contributions from shareholders, Past savings]. Un

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Question 10:
One of the external sources of capital to organisations is:

• External sources of capital are funds obtained from outside the business.
• Hire purchase involves acquiring assets by paying installments over time, often financed by an external company.
• Ploughed back profits, contributions from shareholders, and past savings are all internal sources of capital.

The final answer is $\boxed{\text{A Hire purchase}}$.

Question 11:
Unemployment caused by a general deficit in demand is called:

• Cyclical unemployment occurs due to a general downturn in the economy, leading to a decrease in overall demand for goods and services, and consequently, a reduced demand for labor.
• Structural unemployment is due to a mismatch of skills or changes in industry.
• Seasonal unemployment is due to seasonal variations in demand.
• Technological unemployment is due to automation.

The final answer is $\boxed{\text{D Cyclical unemployment}}$.

Question 12:
An inferior good is defined as any commodity:

• An inferior good is a good whose demand decreases when consumer income increases, and whose demand increases when consumer income decreases.

The final answer is $\boxed{\text{A Whose demand will fall when consumer income increase}}$.

Question 13:
One positive check proposed by Malthus is:

• Thomas Malthus proposed two types of checks on population growth: preventive checks (which reduce birth rates, like moral restraint, late marriage, and abstinence) and positive checks (which increase death rates, like famine, disease, and war, or natural disasters).
• Family planning, late marriages, and abstinence are preventive checks.
• A flood is a natural disaster that would increase the death rate, making it a positive check.

The final answer is $\boxed{\text{D Flood}}$.