Daily Practice · GCSE Business
June 1999 5-a-day
Every sheet in June 1999
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 1999State one way a business could measure whether training has been effective.
- 2nd June 1999State what Herzberg claimed happens if hygiene factors are inadequate.
- 3rd June 1999State one example of an environmental issue a business might cause.
- 4th June 1999State one benefit of e-commerce over selling in a physical shop.
- 5th June 1999Give one benefit to a small business of selling through e-commerce rather than only a physical store.
- 6th June 1999What is sponsorship, in a marketing context?
- 7th June 1999A business making 500,000 identical plastic bottles a day has total costs of 60,000 pounds a day. Calculate the unit cost.
- 8th June 1999State two costs of providing excellent customer service.
- 9th June 1999Identify one risk to a business that fails to adapt to a significant change in its external environment.
- 10th June 1999What term describes the process of identifying a gap in the market and taking the risk to fill it?
- 11th June 1999State the difference between an aim and an objective.
- 12th June 1999State one action a new business owner could take to reduce the risk of cash-flow problems.
- 13th June 1999State the formula for net profit margin.
- 14th June 1999Why is comparing a ratio to a previous year usually more useful than looking at the ratio for a single year alone?
- 15th June 1999State one reason a business might delayer its structure.
- 16th June 1999Identify one cost to a business of high staff turnover.
- 17th June 1999Give one remedy available to a consumer after the 30-day period has passed.
- 18th June 1999State what a tariff is.
- 19th June 1999If the exchange rate is 1 pound = 1.20 euros and a UK business imports goods costing 6,000 euros, calculate the cost in pounds.
- 20th June 1999State one decision a business makes under 'Place'.
- 21st June 1999Why does increasing a product's function or aesthetics usually increase its cost?
- 22nd June 1999Why is stock control especially important for a business selling fresh food?
- 23rd June 1999A 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.
- 24th June 1999Define overtrading.
- 25th June 1999State one method a business can use to add value to its product.
- 26th June 1999Explain why access to good transport links matters to a business that delivers goods nationally.
- 27th June 1999A start-up needs 6,000 pounds for equipment and 2,000 pounds for its first order of stock. Calculate its total start-up finance requirement.
- 28th June 1999State the formula for contribution per unit.
- 29th June 1999A sole trader needs finance but does not want to give up any control of her business. Which source should she avoid, and why?
- 30th June 1999State one disadvantage to an employee of a zero-hours contract.