Daily Practice · GCSE Business
May 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2009State one function of a business that can be affected by new technology.
- 2nd May 2009Define a recession.
- 3rd May 2009Define inflation.
- 4th May 2009Why might a business need to change its marketing mix as a product moves from growth to maturity in its life cycle?
- 5th May 2009Why might a business use both a website and physical stores rather than just one?
- 6th May 2009Explain one benefit and one risk of using a chatbot for customer enquiries.
- 7th May 2009State two drawbacks of automating a production line.
- 8th May 2009Identify which type of ownership structure allows a business to raise finance by selling shares privately to a small number of investors.
- 9th May 2009Explain why determination matters when starting a new business.
- 10th May 2009State one interest a supplier has in the businesses it supplies.
- 11th May 2009Define risk in the context of enterprise.
- 12th May 2009Why might a sole trader be unable to raise finance through share capital?
- 13th May 2009What is capital expenditure?
- 14th May 2009Identify one document a candidate usually submits when applying for a job.
- 15th May 2009Identify the term for a qualification or skill that is useful but not required for a role.
- 16th May 2009Explain one benefit to a business of complying fully with employment and health and safety law.
- 17th May 2009Define legislation.
- 18th May 2009A business segments its market by income. Give one product example that suits income-based segmentation.
- 19th May 2009Give one reason a fashion product might have a shorter product life cycle than a household appliance.
- 20th May 2009What is meant by 'brand equity'?
- 21st May 2009Explain how trade credit affects a small business's cash flow.
- 22nd May 2009Explain one risk of removing all buffer stock as part of lean production.
- 23rd May 2009Give one way rising consumer confidence in a boom might affect a business's decisions.
- 24th May 2009Give one disadvantage of relying only on secondary market research.
- 25th May 2009Identify one external stakeholder who might ask to see a business plan before providing finance.
- 26th May 2009State one drawback of using an overdraft to solve a cash-flow problem.
- 27th May 2009A business has an opening balance of 1,000 pounds, inflows of 6,000 pounds and outflows of 5,200 pounds for the month. Calculate its closing balance.
- 28th May 2009If fixed costs rise but the contribution per unit stays the same, what happens to the break-even output?
- 29th May 2009Give one indirect cost of training.
- 30th May 2009Give one example of a motivator under Herzberg's theory.
- 31st May 2009State one way a business can benefit from being seen as environmentally friendly.