Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions
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What does the term chain of distribution mean?
Which service does a wholesaler provide for retailers?
Which service provided by a wholesaler is a small-scale retailer least likely to benefit from?
What is the purpose of an order form?
The diagram shows an invoice. How much money will ABC Souvenirs save if payment is made immediately? [Figure 14.0]
A manufacturer makes a suit. The costs are as follows. The manufacturer has a mark-up of 50% on all its retail prices. What is the selling price of...
What is entrepôt trade?
The table shows some international trade figures for a country in 2017. What was the Balance of Payments for this country in 2017? [Figure 17.0]
Mr Coetze is a South African coffee importer. He must exchange South African rand for US dollars to pay for the coffee. The South African rand has ...
The diagram shows an advertising method of appeal. Which advertising method of appeal is shown? [Figure 19.0]
A manufacturer of soft drinks has decided to advertise on the internet because
Why do many businesses have databases?
What are Twitter and Facebook?
The diagram shows a way of moving goods. Which form of sea transport is shown in the picture? [Figure 24.0]
Which service is provided at both seaports and airports for the handling of international cargo?
What is not a function of a warehouse?
A consignment of tea, on which duty is payable, is sent to England from India. Where will the tea be stored when it arrives in England?
Which risk is non-insurable?
The value of Mr Omo's house is $150000. The contents are valued at $40000 for which ABC Insurance has quoted him a price of $50 per $10000 of value...
What is a direct debit?
What effect will the move towards a cashless society have on the buying of products?
Which service is not offered by internet banking?
The map shows a town centre and its surrounding area. Four locations, A, B, C and D, are marked on the map. Which location would be most suitable f...
Which definition describes a multinational company?
Which source of finance would not be available to a partnership?
Mr Hanif sometimes struggles to pay his suppliers' bills. Which method of finance is he most likely to use to pay these bills?
A trader's gross profit is 35% of turnover and her net profit is 15% of turnover. If her turnover is $30000, what are her trading expenses?
How will commercial activity be affected if a country's economy is improving?
What may be an effect of pollution in the atmosphere?
Which reason, given by a consumer when returning food, may a retailer refuse to accept?
Fig. 1 shows the total value of freight moved by different methods of transport in home trade. [Figure 1.0] Fig. 1 Home trade freight. Total value ...
The advertisement in Fig. 2 has been placed in a local newspaper. [Figure 2.0] Fig. 2 Local newspaper advertisement ABC SHOPPING CENTRE 1 July 2018...
Fig. 3 shows part of the balance sheet for AAA Ltd, a toy manufacturer. AAA Ltd is a private limited company. [Figure 3.0] Fig. 3 Balance Sheet BAL...
There are many types of warehouses used in home and international trade.
Mena has bought a new car and needs motor vehicle insurance. She knows that she has to contact an insurance broker or an insurance company to arran...
The diagram shows the stages of production. production primary secondary tertiary extractive X commercial services What is X?
What is the advantage to a factory owner of using specialisation?
What is meant by commerce?
An example of the interdependence between industry and direct services is
Which service is carried out by the retailer to help both the customer and the manufacturer?
What is a feature of a department store and not of an e-shop?
The diagram shows four characteristics of large-scale retailers. Which characteristic suggests that their customers can expect to purchase branded ...
One of the advantages of ecommerce is that it enables small firms supplying a specialised market to increase their sales. To which business would t...
What is an advantage to a business of selling on credit?
This label was displayed on a tablet computer in a store. Cash Price: $450 Hire Purchase Price: Deposit $200 and 12 monthly installments of $25 How...
Buying in bulk and selling in smaller quantities is an important service which is provided by the
MM Ltd produces parts for cars. The manager wants to find buyers for the goods which are kept at the factory and which MM Ltd will deliver to the b...
The diagram shows part of the flow of documents between the buyer and seller in home trade. order -> X -> invoice What is the document marked X?
Mr Amon bought goods at $400 less 25% trade discount. He paid promptly and received a cash discount of 5%. How much did he pay for the goods?
What does an unfavourable Balance of Trade mean?