J204/02: Business 2: operations, finance and influences on
business
General Certificate of Secondary Education
Mark Scheme for June 2024
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
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This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and students, to indicate the requirements
of the examination. It shows the basis on which marks were awarded by examiners. It does not
indicate the details of the discussions which took place at an examiners’ meeting before marking
commenced.
All examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in
candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills
demonstrated.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the published question papers and the report
on the examination.
1. Make sure that you have accessed and completed the relevant training packages for on -screen marking.
2. Make sure that you have read and understood the mark scheme and the question paper for this unit.
3. Log-in to RM3 and mark the required number of practice responses (“scripts”) and the required number of standardisation responses.
YOU MUST MARK 6 PRACTICE AND 10 STANDARDISATION RESPONSES BEFORE YOU CAN BE APPROVED TO MARK LIVE
SCRIPTS.
MARKING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Mark strictly to the mark scheme.
2. Marks awarded must relate directly to the marking criteria.
3. The schedule of dates is very important. It is essential that you meet the 50% and 100% deadlines. If you experience problems, you must
contact your Team Leader (Supervisor) without delay.
4. If you are in any doubt about applying the mark scheme, consult your Team Leader by telephone or the RM3 messaging system, or by email.
5. Crossed Out Responses
Where a candidate has crossed out a response and provided a clear alternative then the crossed out response is not marked. Wh ere no
alternative response has been provided, examiners may give candidates the benefit of the doubt and mark the crossed out resp onse where
legible.
Multiple Choice Question Responses
When a multiple choice question has only a single, correct response and a candidate provides two responses (even if one of th ese responses
is correct), then no mark should be awarded (as it is not possible to determine which was the first response selected by the candidate).
Contradictory Responses
When a candidate provides contradictory responses, then no mark should be awarded, even if one of the answers is correct.
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