Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

1 (a) Identify and explain one advantage and one disadvantage to CC of being a public limited company. Advantage: Explanation: Disadvantage: Explan...

2 (a) CC's Marketing manager wants to carry out market research. Identify and explain two factors which could influence the accuracy of the market ...

3 (a) Identify and explain two benefits to CC workers of joining a trade union. Benefit 1: Explanation: Benefit 2: Explanation:

4 (a) Identify and explain one advantage and one disadvantage to CC of employing skilled workers in the factories. Advantage: Explanation: Disadvan...

RRM is a small business. Identify and explain two reasons why RRM might remain small.

Rafael's son wants to know more about motivating employees. Identify and explain four levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs as they might apply to ...

Complete the two different forms of presentation shown below for the population data in Appendix 1. Explain the advantages of each form of presenta...

Identify and explain the possible effects on Rafael's business of each of the following.

C&C has a good reputation for making high quality, hand-made shoes. It has 120 full-time skilled employees. C&C needs to recruit another 20 product...

Dowson is a large business which owns a number of shops. It sells a range of electrical goods such as computers and televisions. The Finance Direct...

YOGO is a new business which Amelia has just set up using Government support. YOGO makes a range of sweets (candy) targeted at adults. It is a nich...

DCP makes a range of high quality industrial paints. It sells direct to 6 large business customers which are located in different countries. DCP ch...

APQ is a multinational company. It makes chemicals that are sold to farmers which help increase the amount of food produced. It plans to open a fac...

$LAND sells a wide range of products from food to toys. It has 400 shops in country B. $LAND's marketing strategy is based on penetration pricing. ...

TKF makes furniture such as beds and tables using job production. TKF has 3 part-time office employees, 8 production workers and 1 manager who is e...

Moeen and Ali plan to start up a small luxury hotel in the centre of a city in country R. They have a budget of $30000 to pay for all costs. After ...

P & P needs to be efficient. Identify and explain four methods P & P could use to motivate production workers.

Identify and explain two reasons why P & P might respond to the pressure group and change what the company is doing.

P & P has decided to use batch production to produce the new paint. Identify and explain two factors which may have influenced this decision.

Identify and explain two reasons why added value is important to P & P.

1 Identify and explain one advantage and one disadvantage to Ghaziz and Jasmin of being in a business partnership.

2 Calculate the break-even level of output for the house cleaning service using the information in Appendix 1.

3 Ghaziz and Jasmin plan to expand their business. Identify and explain one economy of scale and one diseconomy of scale for the business as it exp...

4 Identify and explain two reasons why market research is important to GJ before starting the new service.

Ella has just left college and wants to start up her own business. She has designed a new bicycle light with a safety feature not found in any riva...

NMBJ makes a range of cookies (biscuits) using batch production. Last year profit increased by $1.5 million. The directors think this is because of...

GDC is a transport delivery business in country Z. It operates in a competitive market. GDC has 5000 employees and 1000 delivery vehicles. GDC's or...

CHONS is a public limited company. The directors want to open a new coal mine. All the coal will be exported. The Managing Director is hopeful that...

FlyAway is an airline business. It is in the tertiary sector. It offers low-price flights for business customers in country J. Customers have to pa...

CGM makes high quality shoes using job production. The production method makes use of specialisation. CGM operates in a niche market. CGM managers ...

Yanis owns a busy restaurant in the city centre. He employs 4 skilled chefs and 6 workers to serve in the restaurant. All employees are on part-tim...

VIS provides a range of insurance services including insurance for cars and electrical products. Last year retained profit decreased. The Managing ...

Identify two ways the size of AH can be measured. Explain the limitations of each of these measures.

Calculate the profit per day for AH using the information in Appendix 3.

Identify and explain two possible ethical issues that AH should consider.

Identify and explain one advantage and one disadvantage of using social media networks for the promotion of AH.

Identify and explain one advantage and one disadvantage of GS being a partnership.

Identify and explain two ways GS can increase added value.

Identify and explain four characteristics the partners should include in the person (job) specification when recruiting the new employees.

Identify and explain two problems for GS of having a high level of inventory.

SOLS makes 5 styles of luxury shoes for men, using job production. SOLS operates in a niche market. Quality assurance is important. All materials, ...

AllPlay is a toyshop, set up by Vince in 2012. Each year Vince has met his business objectives including making a profit in 2017. AllPlay imports a...

Filltum is the brand name for a chain of vegetarian restaurants. It has 28 restaurants, 16 of which are operated by franchisees. The Managing Direc...

AHP is a multinational company. It makes mobile (cell) phones in Europe in country X. 80% of its sales are in Europe. Some people are concerned abo...

M&R Motors has 2 car showrooms. It buys old cars and repairs them before selling them to its customers. M&R is always trying to increase added valu...

FTT is a social enterprise. It sells its high quality fair-trade coffee beans to retailers in country P. Being ethical is important to FTT. It prov...

TRB is a small business in the secondary sector. TRB assembles computers. All components, except for the battery and glass for the screen, are impo...

Bakin Group (BG) is a limited company. It has 3 holiday parks that offer families holiday accommodation and activities. BG aims to look after its c...

Identify and explain two advantages and two disadvantages of GT being a public limited company.

Identify and explain two roles of the Operations manager at GT.