Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

TYA is a limited company which manufactures 300000 cars a year. It has 600 employees. TYA has high fixed costs. The Managing Director wants to impr...

Explain four business objectives Tokumbo could set for SA.

Explain four reasons why quality is important to a business.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage to Tokumbo of being a sole trader.

Explain two possible effects on SA of the increase in the rate of inflation in country X.

Explain two reasons why the owners of CC might want to expand the business.

Explain four roles of packaging for CC's products.

Explain two diseconomies of scale CC might experience as it expands.

Explain four benefits to employees of being members of a trade union.

Desmond wants to be a successful entrepreneur. He has decided to leave his office job to start up a gardening business cutting grass and planting f...

LCT manufactures cooking pots. It has 16 employees. As a small business LCT uses social media as its method of advertising. The owner, Carole, know...

ACP manufactures computers. Being ethical is important to ACP. The business employs 3000 workers in its factory. ACP imports 65% of its raw materia...

MRN is a food retailer. It has 490 shops and 70000 employees. MRN has announced plans to close 80 of its shops. The Human Resources Director said: ...

Paolo wants to start up a business making cakes. He plans to sell all of his products to a wholesaler. Paolo knows the packaging for his products w...

TBX manufactures high-quality steel which is used to build railways. The method of production used allows TBX to benefit from economies of scale. T...

Country X has a mixed economy with both private and public sector organisations. These organisations are involved in different sectors of economic ...

TFN is a travel business which sells holidays. It has 37 shops and 1000 employees. Last year TFN's profit increased to $46 million. The Managing Di...

Explain two advantages and two disadvantages of PH being a public limited company.

Explain two limitations and two benefits to a business of developing new products.

Explain two reasons why training is important to PH.

Explain two benefits of PH's employees becoming members of a trade union.

Explain two advantages of using specialisation when producing SSE's products.

Explain four factors a business should consider when choosing which source of finance to use for expansion.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage to SSE of using internal recruitment for its new managers.

Explain four ways the break-even chart in Appendix 3 might be helpful to SSE.

RSL manufactures paint using flow production. Last year it produced 10 million litres of paint. RSL has 6 managers and 80 employees working in its ...

Mitchell is an entrepreneur. He wants to start up a business selling books. As part of his business plan Mitchell has carried out some market resea...

JTA is a public limited company. It sells holidays in a mass market. The business has 44 shops and 200 employees. The Finance Director is consideri...

FSW is a multinational company with operations in 6 countries. It manufactures steel for use in the construction industry. Quality assurance is use...

WMH is a business which operates in the secondary sector. It makes furniture including tables and chairs. WMH's employees are all members of a trad...

CPW is a private sector business which has many objectives. It sells electrical goods including kettles and ovens in its 36 shops in country X. CPW...

SBL is a fast food restaurant which sells 900 chicken burgers each week. It has 14 employees. The owner, Vicki, provides her employees with trainin...

MTL is a large business which sells children's toys. MTL wants to act ethically with all of its stakeholder groups including its 430 employees. The...

Distinguish between the ‘private sector' and the 'public sector'.

Define 'productivity'.

Explain why accurate cost data is important to a business.

Define 'product differentiation'.

Analyse the importance of employee motivation for the achievement of business objectives.

Discuss how and why a multinational food manufacturer might have corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a business objective.

Analyse why it is important for businesses to effectively manage their levels of cash.

Define the term ‘market research'.

Define the term 'working capital'.

Explain why a mission statement might be important for a multinational business.

Define the term 'economies of scale'.

Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of a 'public limited company' legal structure for business.

'Maslow's theory of motivation can ensure success for all businesses.' Discuss this statement.

Analyse the importance of a Unique Selling Point (USP) to a mobile (cell) phone manufacturer.

Gourmet Ices (GI) Gl is a partnership owned by Tom and Amy Smith. The business makes and sells high-quality ice cream. At present the ice cream is ...

Clean and Tidy (CT) CT is an employee-owned business that specialises in cleaning homes. The homes are cleaned during the day whilst the homeowners...

Analyse the likely opportunities and threats to SA of the forecast economic changes given in Appendix 1.