Cambridge Past Paper Questions

The increased use of online retailing by consumers has reduced the number of shops in town centres. Which PEST factor best explains this statement?

What is a benefit to a retailer of establishing an e-shop?

Which commercial activity is an example of the use of renewable resources to protect the environment?

The cover of Hotwheels car magazine is shown. Text on cover: Hotwheels, The magazine for the car fanatic!, This year's new cars tested!, Read our s...

Fig. 1.1 shows the share of mobile retailing sales as a percentage (%) of all online sales in a country for 2017–2021. [Figure 1.1] Use Fig. 1.1 to...

Adam and Bella have set up a partnership to make and deliver boxes of ready meals. Adam will make the meals and Bella will deliver the meals in a v...

Kelvin Peng applied successfully for a VB Games store card six months ago, after considering the advantages offered by using the card. Fig. 3.1 sho...

Freya is interested in exporting recycled laptops. She attended a trade fair to find out about the commercial opportunities and risks experienced b...

Fig. 5.1 shows the supply chain for a car manufacturer that receives vehicle components into its factory from international component suppliers. [F...

Which group only includes human needs?

The pie chart shows the annual output of a country that produces goods and services valued at $10 billion. [Figure showing pie chart with segments:...

Which group of activities only has aids to trade?

What is a function of a small-scale retailer?

What allows a consumer to buy goods and services from an online store?

The diagram shows the stages in a retailing service. [Diagram showing: product ↓ viewed on store's website ↓ order placed in shopping cart ↓ delive...

Why do some street traders accept credit card payments from their customers?

A customer wants to buy a fridge freezer priced at $1600. If they buy it on hire purchase, the terms of payment are 5% deposit plus 10 equal instal...

Baljinder buys a smartphone using a credit sales agreement. The cash price is $400. She pays $100 deposit. 10% interest is charged on the remaining...

Which service is provided by a wholesaler to a manufacturer?

Which intermediary in international trade guarantees payment to the seller?

What is the name of a document used by a seller to correct an overcharge?

A manufacturer deducts 20% trade discount and 5% cash discount from an item priced at $100. What is the selling price of this item?

The table shows international trading figures for four countries, A, B, C and D. [Table with columns: visible exports $bn, invisible exports $bn, v...

What are ASEAN, EU and SADC examples of?

A computer manufacturer in India imports hard drives from Singapore. Which difficulty is the manufacturer most likely to experience when buying the...

Which method is an example of mass media advertising?

What is an advantage to a new restaurant of using a local newspaper to advertise?

The diagram shows a sign in a supermarket. [Figure: 'Buy one, get one free!']. Which sales promotion method is shown?

What is not an advantage of communication in international trade?

What is an advantage of videoconferencing to a company?

The picture shows four users of modern technologies having a conversation. [Figure showing four people, each with a speech bubble: 'I can watch tel...

The picture shows a vessel. [Figure of a large cargo ship with many containers stacked on deck]. What kind of vessel is it?

What is an example of a negotiable document?

Which service is least likely to be provided by a forwarding agent to a small exporting business?

Which function is performed by a wholesaler in a warehouse?

Which building stores dutiable goods?

What does underinsurance mean?

Which factor might cause a customer to be quoted a higher premium for car insurance?

What is an advantage to a customer of using internet banking?

The diagram shows an insurance document. [Figure: a form titled 'Private car insurance' with fields for personal details, license type, contact inf...

What is a benefit of mobile banking?

What is a mobile wallet?

Which business is most likely to be located outside of a city?

In the absence of a deed of partnership, how would the losses be shared out if a partnership ceased to trade?

Irfan needs a new van for his business, but he does not have enough money to buy one. Which method should Irfan use to finance the van?

Which action will help to improve the rate of inventory turnover for a retailer?

What is not a PEST factor?

Which statement indicates a negative environmental impact of commerce?

Which action should a shop assistant take if a customer returns faulty shoes after wearing them for a day?

Fig. 1.1 shows the warehouse of a video game manufacturer. [Figure 1.1] Use Fig. 1.1 to help you answer the following questions.