Cambridge Past Paper Questions

Explain how a large manufacturing business could finance investment in new machinery.

Discuss the extent to which the stakeholders of a large clothing retailer might want the business to become more ethical and socially responsible.

Swimming Pools (SP) SP is a public sector organisation. SP operates many swimming pools across country X. The main objective for SP is to provide a...

Katie's Cakes (KC) KC is a partnership, owned by Katie and her son James. KC makes birthday cakes. Each cake is made using job production. A custom...

Thamir is an entrepreneur who built up an international retail business. He is now a multi-millionaire who provides venture capital. Thamir is cur...

WW is a new business set up by Puja. WW will operate in the primary sector. It will take water from a local lake and process it into drinking water...

OT is a taxi business. OT is owned by two brothers who set up the business as a private limited company to benefit from limited liability. The majo...

Min is a sole trader who is the owner and overall manager of FC. Min started the business as a restaurant but FC has grown so that it now operates ...

Analyse the advantages to SU of its workers being in a trade union.

Refer to Table 1. Calculate:

Recommend an appropriate organisation structure for SU.

Discuss the role of product development to the future success of SU.

Evaluate the importance of strategic implementation for the success of Options 1 and 2.

Evaluate strategic choice techniques SU might use when deciding between Option 1 and Option 2.

Analyse the benefits to DLR of the elasticity concept when developing the new marketing plan.

Recommend changes the Human Resources Director could make to DLR's human resource strategy. Justify your recommendation.

Assess the extent to which any two of the forecast changes in Table 3 could influence DLR's future decision-making.

Discuss the importance to DLR's future profitability of business planning.

Discuss whether DLR's use of strategic choice techniques can eliminate risk when taking strategic decisions.

Explain why the objectives of a business may change over time.

A loss-making state-owned airline has a reputation for poor customer service. Its Human Resource Director suggested that: 'the best way to improve ...

Lian is a chicken farmer. Her farm is located on the edge of a busy town. The main output from her farm is eggs. The eggs are transported by truck ...

FF is a private limited company which sells flower arrangements for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. This is a very competiti...

QF is owned by Seojun. Seojun is a sole trader who repairs and builds wooden fences. Most of his customers own houses with gardens in city X. Seoj...

CP is a public limited company which sells candy (sweets) to its national market and international markets. CP has benefitted from internal growth ...

BB is a family-owned small business. The firm manufactures bicycles which are supplied to independent retailers. Recently, Lia, the Sales Director,...

Nadia graduated, last year, with a degree in business management. Nadia is friendly and creative with lots of ideas. Whilst at university, she set ...

Analyse the advantages to QH of its HRM policy.

Refer to Appendix A below (reproduced from the insert). Appendix A: Network for assembling a kit house B 1 H 2 0 A C E F 1 2 3 4 5 0 3 2 1 2 D 2 G ...

Discuss the possible effects on QH of the changes to the macroeconomic policies as announced by the Finance Minister of Country Z.

Recommend which method of market entry QH should use to start selling houses in the European market.