Daily Practice · GCSE Business
April 2006 5-a-day
Every sheet in April 2006
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2006Explain one advantage of decentralisation.
- 2nd April 2006State one method a business could use to improve staff retention.
- 3rd April 2006Name the main UK law protecting consumers when buying goods.
- 4th April 2006State one way improved transport has supported globalisation.
- 5th April 2006State what it means when the pound depreciates.
- 6th April 2006Which element of the marketing mix refers to how a business communicates with and persuades its customers?
- 7th April 2006Give one example of an aesthetic feature of a product.
- 8th April 2006State two consequences of holding too little stock.
- 9th April 2006Give one reason a business might publicise its supplier standards.
- 10th April 2006State the difference between organic and external growth.
- 11th April 2006Identify why adding value can be more attractive to a business than competing purely on low price.
- 12th April 2006State one cost that is usually higher for premises in a town or city centre than on the edge of town.
- 13th April 2006Is buying a delivery van a capital expenditure or a revenue expenditure? Explain your answer.
- 14th April 2006State the formula for break-even output.
- 15th April 2006Why can a sole trader not raise finance through share capital?
- 16th April 2006State one reason a business might prefer full-time contracts for its key staff.
- 17th April 2006Identify one example of off-the-job training.
- 18th April 2006State one reason a USP needs to be difficult for competitors to copy.
- 19th April 2006Give one way a business can find out about its competitors.
- 20th April 2006Why is a larger sample size generally more reliable than a smaller one?
- 21st April 2006A business has sales of 150,000 pounds in a market with total sales of 1,200,000 pounds. Calculate its market share.
- 22nd April 2006Why is having a balanced product portfolio, with products in different Boston Matrix categories, useful to a business?
- 23rd April 2006Give one reason a business might advertise an external quality standard such as ISO certification.
- 24th April 2006Explain how consistent quality supports a higher price.
- 25th April 2006State the formula for profit.
- 26th April 2006Explain the difference between limited and unlimited liability in one sentence.
- 27th April 2006Give one method a business would use to check that a spotted opportunity reflects genuine customer demand.
- 28th April 2006A business has current assets of 25,000 pounds and current liabilities of 31,000 pounds. Calculate its working capital and state what this suggests.
- 29th April 2006State the formula for gross profit.
- 30th April 2006A shop owner supervises 4 shift leaders, and each shift leader supervises 8 sales assistants. State the shop owner's span of control.