Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

Analyse two impacts on HCC of the increase in competition in country E.

Analyse two factors influencing HCC's method of entry into international markets.

Refer to Table 1.1. Calculate annual labour productivity for 2023.

Refer to Table 1.2. Calculate for 2023–24, the operating profit margin.

Evaluate the usefulness to HCC of critical path analysis (CPA) as a management tool for operations planning.

Analyse two threats to AFF from changes in its external environment.

Analyse two benefits to AFF of recruiting a new CEO who has a high level of emotional intelligence.

Refer to line 29. Calculate the forecast change in sales for pay as you go fitness classes if average incomes decrease by 6%.

Refer to Table 1.1. Calculate the change in the dividend yield between 2022 and 2023.

Evaluate whether total quality management (TQM) is the best way to solve the problem of AFF's customer complaints.

Puli Insurance (PI) PI only sells its own car and home insurance. It was set up as a private limited company in 1988 by Kwami Puli to sell insuranc...

Fletcher Brenton (FB) FB is an independent watchmaker which has been manufacturing watches in Switzerland since 1860. FB started with pocket watche...

OR Analyse two benefits to a business of product portfolio analysis.

CB is a public limited company that operates a chain of coffee shops in several countries. The company was founded in 2010 by two friends, Shopra a...

NN is a small business owned by Natalia. NN produces and sells a range of natural skincare products. In 2020, Natalia started making her own skinc...

TRA is a quaternary sector business. It is the market leader in providing social media data to food manufacturers in country F. TRA's market has gr...

Drake has a law degree and works for a partnership of lawyers during the day. Drake owns a website that gives free legal advice. He works on the we...

SF is a private limited company that develops and maintains large-scale solar farms in country X. SF operates as a capital intensive business. Bob ...

PD is a mass market fizzy drinks manufacturer in country Z. The fizzy drinks market in country Z is dominated by a few well-known brands. The total...

Analyse two likely impacts on PPP of the changing external influences.

Analyse two benefits to PPP of using quality assurance.

Using the data in Table 1.3, calculate the payback period for PPP's proposed new machine.

Using the data in Table 1.2, calculate the monthly revenue from the sales of the classic pie after the price increase.

Evaluate the importance of emotional intelligence to Pedro's leadership of PPP.

Analyse one advantage and one disadvantage to KTJ of delegation.

Analyse two impacts on KTJ of its commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Using the data in Table 1.2, calculate the payback period of the country C location.

Using the data in Table 1.4, calculate the four period centred moving average for Quarter 1 2025.

Evaluate the likely impact on KTJ of fluctuations in the exchange rate of country B's currency.

Analyse two advantages to the government of country G that could result from the nationalisation of LBM.

Analyse one benefit and one limitation of sales forecasting to LBM as it begins its mining operations.

Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the payback period.

Using Figure 1.1: calculate the total float for activity C

Evaluate LBM's decision to use two different approaches to HRM.

Fashion Market (FM) FM is a retailer of low-price clothing. It opened its first store in country X in 1978. FM became a public limited company in 2...

Kelp (or seaweed) farming is the practice of cultivating and harvesting seaweed. Farmers gather the kelp from natural beds in the sea. This farming...

Evaluate the effectiveness of SH's marketing strategy between 2017 and 2025.

Advise Sarah on whether PEST analysis is the most useful approach for SH in developing a new business strategy.

Which of the following is an example of a primary sector business activity? A. A car manufacturing plant B. A local grocery store C. An oil extract...

Zara operates a small bakery business. She is considering expanding her business.

Figure 1 shows the sales revenue and total costs for a small online clothing retailer, 'FashionFlare', over three months. **Figure 1: FashionFlare...

Evaluate the importance of customer service for a small, independent coffee shop.

A multinational company, 'TechGlobal', is planning to launch a new smartphone in a developing country.

'FreshBites' is a catering business. Below is an extract from its Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2025. Revenue: ...

Baking Bliss is a local bakery that produces a range of breads and cakes. The owner, Sarah, wants to increase her customer base and has limited funds.

A fashion retailer, TrendyThreads, is considering expanding its operations by opening new stores in different countries. This expansion would invol...

A business has fixed costs of $10,000, variable costs of $5 per unit and a selling price of $10 per unit. What is the break-even point?

Which one of the following is a disadvantage of a flatter organisational structure?

Explain one benefit of cash flow forecasting for a business.

Explain one disadvantage to a business of having a high labour turnover.