AQA
GCSE BUSINESS
Paper 1 Influences of operations and
HRM on business activity
6/1/2023
,AQA
GCSE
BUSINESS
Paper 1 Influences of operations and HRM on business
activity
Materials
For this paper you must
have:
a calculator.
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not
write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at
the end of this book. Write the question number against your
answer(s).
Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work
you do not want to be marked.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 90.
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Answer all questions in the spaces
provided.
For questions with four responses, only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now
wish to select as shown.
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.1 Which of the following is true for a public limited company?
[1 mark]
A It can issue shares.
B It does not have profit as an objective.
C It is owned by the government.
D Its owner(s) have unlimited liability.
0 1
.2 Which of the following costs is an example of a variable cost?
[1 mark]
A Advertising
B Interest
C Packaging
D Rent
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0 1 .3 Which of the following statements describes job production?
[1 mark]
A An employee focuses on a limited number of tasks.
B Each employee is given an individual task.
C Items are produced individually to meet the exact
requirements of a customer.
D The business aims to complete each task with minimum waste.
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.4 If an employee changes from full-time employment to job sharing,
which of the following is true?
[1 mark]
A They keep their current salary.
B They keep the same job role along with someone else.
C They work their current number of hours each week.
D They work their current start and finish times each day.
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.5 Which of the following is likely to be an effect of delayering in an
organisation?
[1 mark]
A Decrease in delegation.
B Decrease span of control.
C Improved staff communication.
D Improved staff loyalty.
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