1. Lesson 13

2. Give examples of the three main types of business risk – economic, human, an natural Describe the elements of an effective risk prevention plan Explain the different types of insurance and calculate the cost of premiums Compute merchandise losses based on book value, inventory value, and sales over time Weigh each of the following in terms of financial impact: on-demand repair calls, extended product warranties, and service contracts

3. Involves circumstances that can threaten financial loss or failure Recognize potential risks and find a way to handle them with least negative impact

4. Economic Risks: Caused by changes in the business climate Recession Depression Recovery Prosperity

5. Human Risks: Customer Risks: Theft, bad checks, credit card fraud Employee Risks: Theft, carelessness and error, Vendor Risks: Error in shipments Computer Risks: Viruses, hackers

6. Natural Risks: Acts of nature Earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, and tornadoes

7. Risk Prevention: Pre-employment screening and training of employees Computer virus detecting software, passwords, and training employees about proper use Safe workplace

8. Risk Transfer: Describes the process of giving the responsibility of dealing with certain business risks to another business Insurance: An agreement between an insurance company and a business for coverage of a particular business risk in exchange for s specified amount of money Warranty: A guarantee by a manufacturer that a product will perform Service Contract: An agreement between the retailer and the equipment dealer that covers routine, preventive maintenance and specific repairs to equipment