Cambridge Past Paper Questions

'In a hospital, managers using a democratic style are more likely to be successful than managers using an autocratic style.' Discuss the extent to...

QF is a public limited company in country S. It manufactures furniture for cafés. The number of cafés in country S has increased by more than 50% o...

TM is a private limited company in the primary sector. Tin is found underground and is extracted by mining. TM operates seven mines in country C. T...

Snappy Box (SB) SB is owned by Ralph who is a sole trader. The business prints photographs. Ralph has one shop on the main street of city D. Custom...

Auto Bike (AB) AB is a private limited company that repairs and maintains motorbikes. AB has nine garages in country J and employs eight highly qua...

Obi is a sole trader who operates a van service. He used to be employed by a similar business but realised that he likes to be in control. Obi used...

SC is a large public limited company that sells low-sugar candy (sweets) with natural flavourings. The candy is made using flow production in SC's ...

Analyse the advantages to FF of the privatisation of the electricity and water industries.

Evaluate the most effective way that FF's directors could improve communication between line managers and employees.

Refer to Tables 2 and 3. Calculate the:

Evaluate the importance to FF of following the product development process before adding metal glasses frames to its product range.

Evaluate the strategic choice techniques FF's directors could use when making the decision whether to enter the Asia Pacific retail glasses market.

Evaluate the importance of change management techniques to the successful introduction of team working at FF.

Analyse the benefits of changing to a decentralised organisational structure as AC continues to expand.

Refer to Table 1. Calculate for 2021 the:

Recommend a possible marketing strategy for AC to enter the consumer fitness equipment market. Justify your recommendation.

Refer to Table 3 and lines 54–56. Calculate for 2020 the:

Evaluate the likely impact on AC's future profitability of the forecast economic changes in Appendix 1.

Evaluate whether the use of the techniques in Appendix 2 will eliminate risk for AC when choosing a growth strategy.

Evaluate the importance of developing a change culture to the successful implementation of option 2.

Analyse one opportunity and one threat to WSC of the appreciation of its currency ($) against other major currencies (lines 19-22).

(a) Refer to Table 3. Calculate the 2020:

Evaluate whether the introduction of lean production techniques will be sufficient to improve efficiency at WSC.

(a) Refer to Table 2. Calculate, for the ready meals project, the forecast:

Evaluate a suitable coordinated marketing strategy for the ready meals project.

Evaluate whether the information in Appendix 1 is sufficient for the directors of WSC to make the strategic choice between Option A and Option B.

Evaluate the importance to WSC of effective corporate planning if Option A is chosen.

Explain why the published accounts of a business might give a misleading description of its performance.

'Good leaders will be more important than effective managers if the business performance of an international hotel chain is to improve.' Discuss t...

Drone Development (DD) DD produces a range of drones, which are unmanned aircraft flown by remote control. These drones are used to help farmers id...

Move Well (MW) MW is a business that organises the transportation of people's possessions when they move from one house or apartment to another. On...

Friendly Fit (FF) FF is a public limited company that owns a popular social media and fitness app. The app was launched five years ago and now has ...

Cartoon Costumes (CC) Ava is an entrepreneur. After leaving school she set up CC as a private limited company and she owns 100% of the shares. CC s...

Pop-up Movies (PM) PM is a private limited company that was set up five years ago. PM shows movies outdoors at night. The movies are projected onto...

Planting Pots (PP) Emily and Kabir are entrepreneurs. In 2012 they set up PP in country K. As the business grew, they converted it from a partnersh...

Analyse two possible disadvantages to AP of a merger with SC.

(a) Refer to the network diagram in Fig. 1 (copied below) and to Table 1 in the Insert. [Figure 1]

Evaluate the likely impact on AP of the introduction of the new employment legislation (lines 58–62).

(a) Refer to lines 39–44. Calculate, for the new government contract:

Recommend which international market AP should expand into, country P or country T. Justify your recommendation.

Evaluate whether decision tree analysis or force field analysis will be more useful to AP's directors when making a strategic choice.