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P Ltd., a manufacturer of electronics based in Indonesia, seized an opportunity when the Prime Minister of India announced a relaxation in import duties on electronic items. Responding to this favorable development, the company expanded its operations by exporting products to India. In a strategic move, P Ltd. opted to collaborate exclusively with retailers possessing direct online links to suppliers, ensuring efficient stock replenishment. Despite successfully entering the Indian market, P Ltd. remained proactive. The company continuously enhanced its products, particularly in the realm of mobile phones, to stay ahead of competitors' offerings. As the festive season approached, numerous E-commerce sites launched sales, prompting P Ltd. to anticipate increased demand. To meet this surge in demand, the company meticulously arranged resources such as finance and raw materials. Consequently, P Ltd.'s performance witnessed significant improvement.

Which importance of the business environment is highlighted in the following statement?

Company knew that demand would rise, so they arranged all the inputs such as finance, raw material, etc?

Tapping useful resources

The correct answer is option 2- Tapping useful resources.

The importance of the business environment highlighted in that statement is Tapping useful resources. By arranging all the necessary inputs like finance and raw materials in anticipation of rising demand, the company is effectively utilizing resources to meet market opportunities.

Environment is a source of various resources for running a business. To engage in any type of activity, a business enterprise assembles various resources called inputs like finance, machines, raw materials, power and water, labour, etc., from its environment including financiers, government and suppliers. They decide to provide these resources with their own expectations to get something in return from the enterprise. The business enterprise supplies the environment with its outputs such as goods and services for customers, payment of taxes to government, return on financial investment to investors and so on. Because the enterprise depends on the environment as a source of inputs or resources and as an outlet for outputs, it only makes sense that the enterprise designs policies that allow it to get the resources that it needs so that it can convert those resources into outputs that the environment desires. This can be done better by understanding what the environment has to offer.