Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

TERM: 2nd TERM

SUBJECT: BUSINESS STUDIES                                

CLASS:  JSS 2

REFERENCE

• WABP Junior Secondary Business Studies 2 by Egbe Ehiametalor et’al.

WEEK FIVE

TOPIC: RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CONSUMER

CONTENT

• Meaning
• Responsibilities.

Responsibilities of a consumer mean those duties and roles or parts which must be performed by the end users of goods and services in a way that goods and services are provided and  made available to the public.It is the duty of the consumer to be aware of any changes that may have been made to products.

Consumers have parts to play to ensure that they get the best possible from the money paid for goods and services.

EVALUATION 

What do you understand by the responsibilities of a consumer?

READING ASSIGNMENT

Essential Commerce for SS by Longe pg 115.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONSUMERS

Consumers in the bid to protect their rights and interest form associations.Some of the associations formed are tenants association, consumer co-operative association and association of electricity consumers.

Some of the responsibilities are as follow

1. To act as a check against exploitation of consumers by the manufacturer.
2. To check undue increase in prices of goods.
3. To act as a guide against deceptive advertisements.
4. To read and follow the instructions or warnings regarding the product..
5. To educate members about their rights.
6. To ensure goods are correctly used.
7. To be alert to changes in prices and quality of goods.

EVALUATION 

Mention four responsibilities of a consumer.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Essential Commerce for SS by Longe pg 115.

GENERAL EVALUATION 

1. Define trade.
2. Mention three types of trade.
3. Mention four source documents.
4. Mention the factors of production and their rewards.
5. List four types of insurance policy.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. Responsibilities of consumers mean ------- which must be performed to ensure their rights are not trampled on (a) benefits (b) roles (c) transactions (d) trade.
2. One of these is not an association formed by consumers to have their rights preserved (a) tenants association (b) consumer co-operative association (c) wholesaler cooperatives (d) electricity consumer association.
3. To check undue increase in prices of goods and services means ----- (a) to avoid paying after purchase (b) to pay lesser amount for goods and services (c) to avoid paying more than should be paid. (d) to give a standard price for all goods.
4. Educating members about their rights is ------ (a) teaching members to disagree with the stated prices of goods (b) teaching members that they have no say concerning the price of goods (c) teaching the members to buy what is available (d) teaching members that their benefits for purchasing goods must be preserved.
5. When consumers are made to pay arbitrarily for goods bought it means (a) they pay higher prices (b) they pay lesser prices (c) they avoid paying (d) they seldom pay.

THEORY

1. What is consumer’s responsibility?
2. Mention five responsibilities of consumers.