Business A-Level
risk measurement
What risk measurement means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of risk measurement
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Reference: AQA
Margin of safety is used as the risk measure and related to how volatile demand looks in the extract.
Topics that use risk measurement
- Analysing financial performance (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- break-even output
- cash flow forecast
- contribution per unit
- contribution squeeze
- credit terms
- data reliability
- forecast risk
- gross profit margin
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