Entrepreneurship & Business Models unit test
A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.
Freemium
Dilution
Limited liability
Angel investor vs venture capital
First-mover advantage and its limits
Equity financing vs debt financing
Sole trader risk exposure
Exit strategy
Pre-money vs post-money valuation
Scalability
Minimum viable product
Crowdfunding
Short answer 1. Define or explain: Marketplace (platform) model
3 ptsShort answer 2. Define or explain: Franchising
3 ptsShort answer 3. Define or explain: Value proposition
3 ptsShort answer 4. Define or explain: Economies of scope
3 ptsFree response
7 ptsDevin is launching a subscription service that delivers replacement parts and maintenance kits to owners of electric bicycles. He plans to charge $18 per month. Variable cost per subscriber is $6.50 per month for parts and $2.50 for shipping. Fixed monthly costs are $4,500 for warehouse space and software and $6,300 in salaries. Customer acquisition costs him $27 in advertising per new subscriber, and the average subscriber stays 14 months.
Calculate the contribution margin per subscriber per month.
Calculate the number of subscribers required to break even each month.
Calculate the customer lifetime value of a subscriber, using contribution margin, and compare it with the acquisition cost.
Identify the revenue model Devin is using and explain one advantage of it over one-time product sales.
Explain one key partnership or key resource this business model depends on.
Explain one specific risk to the business if average subscriber tenure fell from 14 months to 6 months, supporting your answer with a calculation.
Recommend one change Devin could make to improve unit economics, and justify it.