Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions
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Define the term 'branding'.
Define the term 'gross profit margin'.
Explain why a business might remain a private limited company rather than change to a public limited company.
Define the term 'effectiveness'.
Analyse how a business might satisfy the self-actualisation needs of its employees.
'Marketing is the most important factor for the success of small businesses.' Discuss the extent to which you agree with this view.
Analyse how cost information can be used to monitor and improve the performance of a business.
UC is a private limited company providing engine parts for commercial aircraft. It uses batch production in factory A and flow production in factor...
EC is a public limited company producing electric cars. Market research suggests that electric cars are in the early stage of the product life cycl...
Energy Solutions (ES) ES is a public limited company in country X. The business was set up in 1980. For 25 years most of ES's revenue came from coa...
Gemini Theatre (GT) GT is a private limited company fully owned by the Gemini family. It owns a small theatre. This building is used to show live s...
AP produces and sells high quality pies. Aashna set up AP five years ago when she spotted a gap in the market. AP is a private limited company and ...
Lewis is a hairdresser. He rents a small shop which he uses as a hairdressers called Braid Runner (BR). Lewis is a sole trader and he set up BR 25 ...
Analyse the possible disadvantages for country Q of NH opening hotels there.
Refer to Table 1. Calculate for 2019 the:
Recommend a strategy that could improve the motivation of employees of NH. Justify your recommendation.
Refer to Table 4 and Table 5 and lines 82–92. Assume NH takes over EatBest in 2021 and no other factors change. Calculate the forecast:
Recommend a possible marketing plan to achieve Jolin's objectives (lines 80–81). Justify your recommendation.
Evaluate whether successful implementation of a new strategy requires NH to change its organisational structure.
Evaluate the importance of core competencies as a framework for business strategy when NH carries out strategic analysis.
Analyse how any two changes in the legal environment might affect GR.
Refer to Table 1. Calculate for location Y the: break-even number of customers per month
Discuss strategies for reducing human resource problems in GR's restaurants without increasing unit costs.
Refer to lines 67–76. Calculate for 2021: cross elasticity of demand for GR's falafel meals following an increase of 5% in competitor prices
Evaluate the benefits to GR of using budgets.
Evaluate the effectiveness of using SWOT analysis to ensure that GR's growth strategies are appropriate.
Assume Leff chooses strategy 2. Evaluate how to implement this strategy effectively.
Analyse the benefits to C4T of its two social objectives (lines 5–7).
Refer to Table 1. Calculate the forecast profit margin for the reusable bottles.
C4T plans to launch souvenir reusable bottles made from recycled plastic. Evaluate the importance of C4T's brand image for the success of this launch.
forecast total contribution from the proposed special order of laptop cases
Evaluate the importance of workforce planning to C4T's future success.
Evaluate whether the data in Table 3 is sufficient for the managers of C4T as they make the strategic choice between option 1 and option 2.
Assume option 2 is chosen. Evaluate the importance of a strategic business plan to the successful implementation of this option.
Define the term 'overdraft'.
Explain why businesses invest in the training and development of employees.
Define the term 'scale of operation'.
Analyse how marketing could be used to add value to a product.
'In a hospital, managers using a democratic style are more likely to be successful than managers using an autocratic style.' Discuss the extent to...
Analyse the advantages for a business of debt factoring.
QF is a public limited company in country S. It manufactures furniture for cafés. The number of cafés in country S has increased by more than 50% o...
TM is a private limited company in the primary sector. Tin is found underground and is extracted by mining. TM operates seven mines in country C. T...
Snappy Box (SB) SB is owned by Ralph who is a sole trader. The business prints photographs. Ralph has one shop on the main street of city D. Custom...
Auto Bike (AB) AB is a private limited company that repairs and maintains motorbikes. AB has nine garages in country J and employs eight highly qua...
Obi is a sole trader who operates a van service. He used to be employed by a similar business but realised that he likes to be in control. Obi used...
SC is a large public limited company that sells low-sugar candy (sweets) with natural flavourings. The candy is made using flow production in SC's ...
Analyse the advantages to FF of the privatisation of the electricity and water industries.
Refer to Table 1 and other information. Assume that Total Quality Management (TQM) is implemented successfully. Calculate the: capacity utilisation
Evaluate the most effective way that FF's directors could improve communication between line managers and employees.
Refer to Tables 2 and 3. Calculate the: