Cambridge Past Paper Questions

The pictures show two occupations. [Figure 2.1] Which kinds of occupation are shown?

The diagram shows a commercial activity. [Figure 11.1] Which commercial activity is shown in the diagram?

The table shows the cost to the retailer of purchasing canned food from three different sources. [Table 12.1] Why is the cash and carry wholesaler ...

The graph shows country Y's imports and exports. [Figure 17.1] What is country Y's Balance of Payments on its current account?

The diagram shows an advertising slogan. [Figure 19.1] What type of advertising is shown?

The diagram shows a system for transporting goods. [Figure 26.1] Which transport system is shown?

JA's Deli has the following trading figures for the past year. [Table 40.1] What is JA's net profit?

Fig. 1 shows information about Ahmad and his commercial activities. Ahmad grows large quantities of vegetables. He uses many of the vegetables to f...

Latrite Ltd is a food processing company in New Zealand. It is sending a consignment of its canned meat to a customer in Japan.

The residents of a town have three options for shopping. They could use: • Internet shopping • the new shopping centre that has opened on a main ro...

AG Services is a company specialising in refuse collection and recycling.

The advertising staff of a multinational company that manufactures toothpaste are planning an advertising campaign for a new brand of toothpaste. T...

Broadway Autos is a business that sells cars.

Hassan, a sole trader, owns a business selling pizzas and burgers. Fig. 3 shows his trading figures for the year: value of sales (turnover) $500000...

Big Bloom Ltd is a well-established public limited company growing flowers for the home market.

People have a number of basic needs. What do these needs include?

The diagram shows the costs involved in making and selling a pair of jeans. [Diagram: manufacturing expenses $5, other materials e.g. zip, buttons ...

Which production process makes trade between countries necessary?

Which aid to trade would be most useful to a sole trader who lacks capital?

What is the chain of distribution for manufactured goods?

What is a multiple chain?

Loss leaders are products that are

Which of the following would be expected to help the small-scale retailer to survive?

A small-scale shopkeeper allows customers she knows well to have goods and pay for them at the end of the week. What is this called?

How does a consumer protect herself against unfair trading practices?

In which trade is the wholesaler most likely to be eliminated?

A general wholesaler acts as a middleman between the manufacturer and the retailer. Which function carried out by the wholesaler benefits both the ...

Which agent advises companies on the best means of moving goods?

The diagram represents a business transaction. [Diagram: A circular flow with 'enquiry', 'quotation', 'invoice', 'statement' and 'X' where 'receipt...

How should an overcharge on an invoice be corrected?

If a child's toy has a cost price of $0.80 and it sells for $1, what is its mark-up?

The table shows trade figures for Country X. [Table: total exports of goods $2300 million, total imports of goods $1700 million, services provided ...

Why does a country impose customs duties?

What is an advantage of forming a trading bloc?

Which of the following is a restriction on international trade?

Which medium is likely to be most effective for advertising a pop singer's world tour?

An advertising agency has been commissioned to produce an advertisement for a new skin cream. Which method of appeal should be used in the advertis...

These headlines appeared in newspaper advertisements. [Diagram: Headlines 'Free entry to our competition', 'Grand Winter Sale', '10% off while stoc...

Communications play an important part in assisting trade within the global economy. Which reason best explains the above statement?

What is meant by teleconferencing?

Which statement about the registered mail service is correct?

For which of the following would delivery by air transport be suitable?

What is an advantage of using containers for the transport of exported goods by road and sea?

Which function is the responsibility of a port authority?

Why should goods stored in a warehouse be removed as soon as possible?

A coffee merchant wishes to blend imported coffee, on which duty is payable, before re-exporting it. This coffee would be described as being in

Why do businesses use insurance?

The owner of a factory holding stock worth $200000 insures the stock for $150000. The premium is $50 per year. A fire causes $40000 of damage and t...

The diagram shows the main functions of a bank. [Diagram: A flowchart with 'main functions' branching to 'receiving deposits', 'transferring paymen...

Which method of payment does a current account holder use to make regular payments of varying amounts at the request of the creditor?