Daily Practice · GCSE Business
January 1998 5-a-day
Every sheet in January 1998
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 1998Give one example of a primary market research method.
- 2nd January 1998State the type of financial forecast that shows the money expected to flow in and out of a business month by month.
- 3rd January 1998Why can a profitable business still become insolvent?
- 4th January 1998State the formula for net cash flow.
- 5th January 1998The same business's fixed costs rise to 6,500 pounds, with the contribution per unit unchanged. Calculate the new break-even output.
- 6th January 1998State one way a business could measure whether training has been effective.
- 7th January 1998State what Herzberg claimed happens if hygiene factors are inadequate.
- 8th January 1998State one example of an environmental issue a business might cause.
- 9th January 1998State one benefit of e-commerce over selling in a physical shop.
- 10th January 1998Give one benefit to a small business of selling through e-commerce rather than only a physical store.
- 11th January 1998What is sponsorship, in a marketing context?
- 12th January 1998A business making 500,000 identical plastic bottles a day has total costs of 60,000 pounds a day. Calculate the unit cost.
- 13th January 1998State two costs of providing excellent customer service.
- 14th January 1998Give one example of a business adapting successfully to a change in its external environment.
- 15th January 1998What term describes the process of identifying a gap in the market and taking the risk to fill it?
- 16th January 1998State the difference between an aim and an objective.
- 17th January 1998State one external cause of new business failure.
- 18th January 1998State the formula for net profit margin.
- 19th January 1998Why is comparing a ratio to a previous year usually more useful than looking at the ratio for a single year alone?
- 20th January 1998State one reason a business might delayer its structure.
- 21st January 1998Identify one cost to a business of high staff turnover.
- 22nd January 1998Give one remedy available to a consumer after the 30-day period has passed.
- 23rd January 1998State what a tariff is.
- 24th January 1998If the exchange rate is 1 pound = 1.20 euros and a UK business imports goods costing 6,000 euros, calculate the cost in pounds.
- 25th January 1998State one decision a business makes under 'Place'.
- 26th January 1998Why does increasing a product's function or aesthetics usually increase its cost?
- 27th January 1998Why is stock control especially important for a business selling fresh food?
- 28th January 1998A supplier charges 4.80 pounds a unit for orders under 500 and 4.20 pounds for orders of 500 or more. A business needs 480 units. Should it order 500? Explain.
- 29th January 1998Define economies of scale.
- 30th January 1998Give an example of a UK business that adds value through branding.
- 31st January 1998Give one reason a manufacturer might locate close to its raw material supplier.