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Economics
Unit 1: Basic Economic Problem
- 1.1: Scarcity & Opportunity Cost
1.2: Factors of Production (land, labour, capital, enterprise)
1.3: Production Possibility Curves (PPCs)
1.4: Specialization & Division of Labour
Unit 2: Microeconomics
- 2.1: Demand & Supply (law, curves, shifts, elasticity)
2.2: Price Determination (equilibrium, shortages, surpluses)
2.3: Price Elasticity of Demand & Supply (PED, PES)
2.4: Market Structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly)
2.5: Costs, Revenues & Profits
2.6: Economies & Diseconomies of Scale
Unit 3: Macroeconomics
- 3.1: Economic Growth & Development (GDP, HDI, sustainability)
3.2: Inflation & Deflation (measurement, causes, effects)
3.3: Unemployment (types, causes, consequences)
3.4: Government Policy: - Fiscal Policy (taxation, government spending)
- Monetary Policy (interest rates, money supply)
3.5: Role of Government in Economy (regulation, subsidies, welfare)
Unit 4: International Economics
- 4.1: International Trade (benefits, problems, protectionism)
4.2: Balance of Payments
4.3: Exchange Rates (fixed vs floating)
4.4: Globalization (advantages, disadvantages, developing economies)
Business Studies
Unit 1: Business Activity & Organization
- 1.1: Purpose of Business Activity (needs, wants, adding value)
1.2: Types of Business Organizations (sole traders, partnerships, companies, cooperatives, franchises)
1.3: Public vs Private Sector Enterprises
1.4: Business Objectives (profit, growth, survival, social goals)
1.5: Stakeholders & Conflict of Interest
Unit 2: Business Finance
- 2.1: Sources of Finance (short-term, long-term, internal, external)
2.2: Costs, Revenues & Profits
2.3: Break-Even Analysis
2.4: Cash Flow Forecasting & Working Capital
2.5: Simple Financial Statements (profit & loss, balance sheet basics)
Unit 3: Marketing
- 3.1: Market Research (primary, secondary, sampling methods)
3.2: Market Segmentation & Targeting
3.3: Marketing Mix (4Ps – product, price, place, promotion)
3.4: Branding, Packaging & Product Lifecycle
3.5: E-commerce & Digital Marketing
Unit 4: Human Resource Management
- 4.1: Recruitment & Selection (methods, processes)
4.2: Training & Development
4.3: Motivation Theories (Maslow, Herzberg, Taylor)
4.4: Organization Structure (hierarchies, span of control, communication)
4.5: Employer-Employee Relations (contracts, trade unions, disputes)
Unit 5: External Environment & Ethics
- 5.1: Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
5.2: Globalization – impact on businesses and consumers
5.3: Business & the Environment (pollution, sustainability, resource use)
5.4: Business Ethics (CSR, fair trade, workers’ rights, corruption)
5.5: Government & Legal Influences (minimum wage, consumer protection, health & safety)




