Daily Practice · GCSE Business
November 1996 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1996
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1996Explain why product knowledge reduces returns as well as increasing sales.
- 2nd November 1996Give one example of a business adapting successfully to a change in its external environment.
- 3rd November 1996Give an example of a want, as opposed to a need.
- 4th November 1996Explain why a business's aims might change after it takes on outside investors.
- 5th November 1996State one external cause of new business failure.
- 6th November 1996A business has revenue of 40,000 pounds and gross profit of 16,000 pounds. Calculate its gross profit margin.
- 7th November 1996Give one reason a business's net profit margin might fall even if its gross profit margin stays the same.
- 8th November 1996Give one advantage of centralisation.
- 9th November 1996Identify what a persistently high labour turnover rate might suggest about a business.
- 10th November 1996Explain why accurate product descriptions benefit a business, as well as being a legal requirement.
- 11th November 1996Give one reason globalisation has increased competition for UK businesses.
- 12th November 1996Define exchange rate.
- 13th November 1996True or false: each element of the marketing mix should be decided independently of the others.
- 14th November 1996A product for a safety-critical use, such as a car brake pad, should prioritise which element of the design mix, and why?
- 15th November 1996Explain how buffer stock protects a business, and state its cost.
- 16th November 1996Explain how credit terms can matter more than price to a small business.
- 17th November 1996Define economies of scale.
- 18th November 1996Give an example of a UK business that adds value through branding.
- 19th November 1996Give one reason a manufacturer might locate close to its raw material supplier.
- 20th November 1996Why might a profitable business still need extra finance?
- 21st November 1996A business has a break-even output of 300 units and currently sells 450 units. Calculate its margin of safety.
- 22nd November 1996Why might a business choose an overdraft rather than a bank loan for a short-term cash-flow gap?
- 23rd November 1996Identify one item usually included in a contract of employment.
- 24th November 1996Explain one disadvantage of on-the-job training.
- 25th November 1996State one way a business can differentiate through customer service.
- 26th November 1996Explain why a business's market share could fall even if its own sales revenue is rising.
- 27th November 1996Why might data collected five years ago be less reliable for a current marketing decision than data collected this year?
- 28th November 1996A product costs 12 pounds to make and the business wants a 25% markup. Calculate the selling price.
- 29th November 1996What is an extension strategy?
- 30th November 1996Explain why quality matters more for a business selling online than for a market stall.