Cambridge Past Paper Questions
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When trade between countries increases, which statement is not correct?
Which definition describes a trading bloc?
A manufacturer might prefer to sell goods in its home country rather than abroad because
The picture shows an advertisement. [Figure 19.1] Which type of advertising is not shown in the advertisement?
Which medium of advertising will a tractor manufacturer use to give detailed information on a new tractor model to farmers?
What is a method of sales promotion?
Many people use mobile phones rather than landline phones. What is an advantage of using a mobile phone?
Mrs Singh has sold some blankets on an Internet auction site. Which postal service would be most suitable to send the blankets to the buyer?
A manufacturer using a transport firm to deliver goods to a retailer would use transport document X, as shown in the diagram. [Figure 25.1] What is...
Which facility is provided at an airport for handling cargo?
What is a reason for warehousing goods?
Which of the following goods would be most likely to be stored in a bonded warehouse?
Which insurance policy covers a customer who is injured on business premises?
What is a disadvantage to a company of introducing direct debiting for payment of bills owed to it?
What do the letters ATM stand for?
Why has there been a rapid increase in Internet banking?
Most countries have a mixed economy. This means the economy has
What is the meaning of the term limited liability?
Simla Traders is a partnership with four general partners who have each invested $100000. The partnership is insolvent and there are debts of $8000...
A factory owner needs an expensive piece of machinery. How can the factory owner obtain the machinery without buying on credit?
Mrs Patel calculated that she will need an extra $200 to meet her household bills. What is the best way for her to meet this shortfall?
Cinnamon Ltd has a shortage of working capital that could make it difficult to pay its employees and suppliers this month. How should Cinnamon Ltd ...
Suzi runs a business selling fashion clothing. An extract from her profit and loss account from last year is shown. [Table 40.1] What is X?
The diagram shows the parts of production. [Figure Production Diagram] What is X?
José makes leather gloves. He buys the leather from the primary producer. How does he add value to the leather?
As a result of specialisation by process, the consumer has less choice of goods to buy. This is because
What does the picture show? [Figure HAZYVIEW hot potato]
A large-scale retailer is in a better competitive position than a small-scale retailer because
Which statement about credit is not true?
The picture shows the box of six water glasses Mrs Sores has just purchased. [Figure Water Glasses Box] Which consumer protection law has been broken?
Mr Smith runs a small shop. He buys his stock from a cash and carry warehouse. This means that he has to
Most wholesalers do not operate retail businesses. What is the reason for this?
What are companies that specialise in arranging transport, insurance and customs clearance called?
Which document, shown as X, completes the chain? [Figure Document Chain: enquiry → X → order → invoice]
An extract from an invoice received by a retailer is shown below. [Figure Invoice Extract] If two damaged cases of pineapple are returned, what sho...
A manufacturer offers a trader an allowance of 5% on goods purchased if the trader pays the manufacturer's account within 14 days. What is the name...
A shopkeeper stocks a range of goods on which the mark-up is 25%. If each good is sold for $10, at which price have they been bought from the whole...
The table compares a country's total exports and total imports for August 2014 and for August 2015. [Figure Trade Data Table] Which statement is co...
A trader wishes to sell in another country. Which export difficulty would be overcome by employing a local agent?
The picture shows an advertisement. [Figure Fruit Advertisement] What types of advertising are being used?
What is the benefit to a retailer of offering loss leaders?
Which method of advertising involves several advertisements being scrolled one after the other?
Which pieces of information, communicated to consumers, are constantly changing throughout the day?
The ABC Company has many computers linked throughout its offices. What is the linking of these computers called?
For which consignment would delivery by air transport be suitable?
What is a benefit of using containers to carry goods?
Which service is provided by a port authority?
A retailer's stock is worth $60000. He insures it for $40000. Goods to the value of $45000 are stolen. How much should the insurance company pay him?
Mr Shah uses a van to deliver orders to customers. What information would be used in the calculation of the insurance premium for this van?
Which document, used in international trade, ensures that an exporter will receive payment?