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Factors that influence importation and exportation of goods include;Government policy through legislation. The government can encourage or discourage trade.Demand for goods both locally and outside Kenya encourages importation and exportation of goods.Availability of means of transport and communication enhances trade inhabit/non-availability.Level of industrialization/development dictates the types of goods to be imported and those exported.Distribution of resources/type of goods determine what a country exports and what it imports.
Ways in which an entreprenuer contributes to the production of goods include;Identified viable business opportunitiesProvides guidelines on how production should be organizedCo- ordinates other factors of production should be organizedProvides capital necessary to cater for productionHe assembles / marshals other factors of productionHe is the major decision makerHe rewards all the factors of productionHe bears all risks / incurs all losses and enjoys all profits
Type of goods include;Public goodsConsumer goodsProducer/ capital goodsNon-durable goods
Means of transporting goods and people on land are;Use of animal transportHuman porterageCartsPipeMortocycleTuktuk (auto-rickshaw)MotorvehiclesTrains
Disadvantages of a long chain of distribution.Increased priceChances of damage to goods due to handlingFeedback to the manufacturer / producer is slowPerishable goods will go badLikelihood of delay of goods.