Cambridge Past Paper Questions

This advertisement is for sports shoes. Want to be the FASTEST athlete in the world? [Image of sports shoe] Which method of appeal would be best fo...

Which person would be most likely to use the postal service called Poste Restante?

Which method of transport would be used to send oil from an inland well to a port located 500 km from it?

What is meant by 'a bill of lading is a quasi-negotiable instrument'?

Imports may be stored in a bonded warehouse if

What aspect of insurance does the diagram show? companies pay premiums to an insurance company compensation paid to a company total of premiums

You are applying for life insurance cover. Failure to inform the insurance company that you are suffering from a serious illness is a breach of

What is a function of commercial banks?

This diagram shows a cheque. A/C Payee Modern Bank of Mauritius 40-56-17 Date 3 Nov 2012 Pay N Virji The sum of Ninety dollars only $ 90 - 00 Sanja...

Which type of business organisation is not in the private sector?

What is an advantage to a country of having a multinational company operating within its borders?

JK (Pvt) Ltd is a successful company. Why would the owners decide to turn JK (Pvt) Ltd into a public limited company?

Jamal asks for a bank loan to purchase a truck. What evidence must he produce for the bank to grant him a loan?

Windworth Ltd is a small company making and selling wooden windows. It uses division of labour in its production process as shown in Fig. 1. [Figur...

Bonusprice is a multiple chain store selling men's and women's clothing nationwide. Bodelight is a unit retailer in a small town, also selling men'...

The car industry is dominated by multinational companies.

Aziz's first job is working for a company that sells computer software by mail order.

The graph in Fig. 2 shows the values of visible imports and visible exports for Country X during the period 2006 to 2011. [Figure 2] Use the inform...

Susan has recently left college. She plans to start up a business as a sole trader making and selling cushions and curtains. She will be using a re...

Many people, businesses and international traders insure against risk.

A wholesaler sells to many retailers. These retail customers are offered trade credit and trade discount by the wholesaler.

The people listed in Fig. 1 work in production. A Martha is a doctor specialising in eye surgery. B Imran specialises in making woven rugs. C Ray ...

Ali and Sim are retailers. Ali owns a small shop selling gold and silver jewellery in the jewellery area of a city. Sim leases a jewellery shop in ...

A company makes children's toys. It has been successful in its home market. It is now considering exporting its products.

Aron Distributors is a wholesaler who supplies to several retailers, including Ruba Enterprises. Aron Distributors has sent the document shown in F...

Shipra plans to set up a small hairdressing business.

Viand Associates is a public limited company that owns livestock farms and meat processing factories in several countries.

The picture in Fig. 3 shows a checkout at a supermarket. [Figure 3 - Diagram showing a checkout with a cashier, a customer, goods, and labelled equ...

Karim is an agent who sells goods abroad on behalf of companies. Fig. 4 shows the total value of goods Karim sold on behalf of companies in 2011. ...

Which of the following is a human want?

What is the main advantage of specialisation in production?

What name describes people who distribute raw materials and finished goods?

How does commerce assist industry?

Retailers assist wholesalers by

What is a feature of a multiple chain store?

Why is the Internet more suitable for buying books than for buying computers?

A sale of goods act states that a product should be

What are consumers most likely to be protected against by law?

What is the advantage to a manufacturer of using the channel of distribution shown? manufacturer → wholesaler → retailer → consumer

Which service does the wholesaler provide to manufacturers but not to retailers?

What does a factor do?

In which order would the commercial documents concerning the purchase of goods be used?

A trader buys goods at a cost price of $50 each. He is allowed trade discount of $20 on each item. He sells the goods with a mark-up of 20% on the ...

How do trading blocs, such as ASEAN and SADC, help to increase trade?

Which is an example of collective advertising?

Before starting an advertising campaign, a company decides which group of consumers is likely to use its goods or services. Which term is used for ...

A motor manufacturer intends to advertise a new electric car using status and wealth as a method of appeal. Which advertising slogan does not use s...

What is an advantage to an advertiser of using digital billboards?

Kim and Udoka work in offices in different countries. Which telecommunications service enables them to hold meetings without leaving their offices?

Which postal service would be most suitable for a firm requiring proof of posting but neither compensation nor proof of receipt?