Cambridge Past Paper Questions

Recruitment Process (RP) RP is a private limited company based in country Z. RP is an employment agency that operates in a dynamic business enviro...

Festival Wear (FW) FW is a partnership started by two friends, Maz and Jane. FW manufactures and sells high quality T-shirts at $40 each. The busi...

Analyse two advantages to GBS of using flexible part-time employment contracts.

Analyse two disadvantages to GBS of its proposed communication process innovation.

Evaluate the extent to which corporate social responsibility (CSR) should influence GBS's decision to expand into new land.

Analyse two advantages to SF of using flexible employment contracts.

Analyse two problems SF may experience when implementing total quality management (TQM).

Evaluate the impact on SF of country B becoming a member of the NFTA international trading agreement.

Analyse two impacts on SCC of the changing external influences in country Z.

Analyse two benefits to SCC of developing new clothing products made from recycled materials.

Refer to Table 1.1.

Refer to Table 1.2.

Evaluate the impact of SCC's HRM decisions on the future success of the business.

Luxury Cars (LC) LC is a manufacturer of luxury cars based in the US. Its customers expect LC to use premium materials in its cars. Customers are w...

Clean Arena (CA) Nala lives in country P. She left school in 2014 and started university in city A to study Business. In her first year she joined ...

Kitchen Favourites (KF) KF was set up by Liam and Samir as a limited company. It operates a 'cloud kitchen' business. Cloud kitchens are facilities...

Section B Answer one question only. OR

NS is a private limited company set up by Saira and Chantal as a social enterprise. NS sells natural hair care products and focuses on customer (ma...

PH owns student rental accommodation in all the major cities in country Y. PH used demographic segmentation in its market research. This research i...

TT is a private limited company in country J. TT has contracts to deliver products to secondary, tertiary and quaternary sector businesses. QZ is o...

Kaia left university with a degree in textile design. Using her entrepreneurial qualities, Kaia set up PB as a sole trader. Her current objective i...

Crafty Toys (CT) CT is a co-operative that produces and sells a range of wooden toys, such as puzzles, cars and dolls. The co-operative was formed ...

Fresh Farm (FF) FF is a partnership in country Q that grows a range of fruits and vegetables, such as apples, carrots and potatoes. FF also provide...

Analyse two advantages to WS of using an environmental audit.

Analyse two ways that enterprise resource planning (ERP) could improve the efficiency of WS.

Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the average monthly labour productivity for January to May 2025. Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the ...

(a) (i) Using the data in Table 1.2, calculate the average seasonal variation for Quarter 4. (ii) Jon has calculated the trend for 2025 Quarter 4 a...

Evaluate the most effective method WS could use to improve investor return.

Analyse two benefits to PAIR of contingency planning.

Analyse two benefits to PAIR of its organisational structure.

Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the labour productivity for 2024. Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the labour turnover of production e...

Using the data in Table 1.2, calculate the dividend cover for 2024. Evaluate whether PAIR should increase dividends to shareholders in 2025.

Evaluate the importance of Research and Development (R&D) to PAIR's future success.

Analyse two ways the external influences referred to in lines 8-12 may impact on WCP.

Analyse two possible effects on WCP's efficiency of an increase in its scale of operations.

Evaluate the most important factor Aldin should consider before changing the HRM approach at GC if the takeover goes ahead.

Evaluate the impact of Chelsea's HR strategy on RR's performance between 2021 and 2024.

Advise Mario on the most appropriate approach he should use to develop a new business strategy to improve the performance of RR against its competi...

QA is a technology business located in country A. It sells Artificial Intelligence (AI) devices that answer questions in consumers' homes. These de...

City-top Honey (CH) Emilio started CH as a hobby in 2012. He started by having two beehives on the roof of his apartment building in the city. Emi...

Explain why cost information is important for business decision-making.