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A-level
BUSINE
SS
Paper 1 Business 1
Tuesday 14 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
a calculator. Question Mark
Section A
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 16
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 17
Answer all questions in Section A and Section B. 18
Answer one question from Section C and one question from Section D.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 19
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 20
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 21
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
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Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked. 23
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Information
TOTAL
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
,7132/1
, Answer all questions in this section.
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.
0 1 In which of these business forms could the owner/owners be required to sell personal
assets to pay for business liabilities?
[1 mark]
A Private limited companies and public limited companies
B Private limited companies and sole traders
C Public limited companies only
D Sole traders only
0 2 Statement 1: ‘Cheaper resources overseas would discourage a UK business which has
a low-cost positioning strategy from re-shoring production.’
Statement 2: ‘Political instability overseas would discourage a UK business from
re-shoring production.’
Read statements 1 and 2 and select the correct option from the following:
[1 mark]
A Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is true.
B Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false.
C Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.
D Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is false.
, 0 3 Delayering in a business is likely to:
[1 mark]
A decrease the span of control of managers.
B improve the speed of vertical communication.
C increase opportunities for promotion.
D lead to less autonomy for workers.
0 4 The data below shows the budgets of a business for a particular year:
At the end of the year, the actual income was as budgeted but expenditure was 20%
higher than the budget.
This means that the actual profit showed:
[1 mark]
A a favourable variance of £8 million.
B a favourable variance of £32 million.
C an adverse variance of £8 million.
D an adverse variance of £32 million.
0 5 Which one of the following statements is true?
In a SWOT analysis:
[1 mark]
A a recession in the business’ main export market is a weakness.
B an increase in labour productivity in the business is an opportunity.
C an increase in the number of patents held by a business is a strength.
D disappointing levels of innovation from research and development are a threat.
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