Daily Practice · GCSE Business
June 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in June 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 2009State what pay-per-click (PPC) advertising means.
- 2nd June 2009What is search engine optimisation, and what is its purpose in marketing?
- 3rd June 2009What is public relations?
- 4th June 2009State two advantages of flow production.
- 5th June 2009Explain why product knowledge reduces returns as well as increasing sales.
- 6th June 2009State one type of external change that can affect how a business operates.
- 7th June 2009Give an example of a want, as opposed to a need.
- 8th June 2009Explain why a business's aims might change after it takes on outside investors.
- 9th June 2009Identify the term for a business having too little start-up finance to survive its early months.
- 10th June 2009A business has revenue of 40,000 pounds and gross profit of 16,000 pounds. Calculate its gross profit margin.
- 11th June 2009Give one reason a business's net profit margin might fall even if its gross profit margin stays the same.
- 12th June 2009Give one advantage of centralisation.
- 13th June 2009Identify what a persistently high labour turnover rate might suggest about a business.
- 14th June 2009Explain why accurate product descriptions benefit a business, as well as being a legal requirement.
- 15th June 2009Give one reason globalisation has increased competition for UK businesses.
- 16th June 2009Define exchange rate.
- 17th June 2009True or false: each element of the marketing mix should be decided independently of the others.
- 18th June 2009A product for a safety-critical use, such as a car brake pad, should prioritise which element of the design mix, and why?
- 19th June 2009Explain how buffer stock protects a business, and state its cost.
- 20th June 2009Explain how credit terms can matter more than price to a small business.
- 21st June 2009State one risk specific to growth through a merger or takeover, other than cost.
- 22nd June 2009Define adding value in a business context.
- 23rd June 2009Identify which location factor matters most to a business that relies heavily on passing trade.
- 24th June 2009Why might a profitable business still need extra finance?
- 25th June 2009A business has a break-even output of 300 units and currently sells 450 units. Calculate its margin of safety.
- 26th June 2009Why might a business choose an overdraft rather than a bank loan for a short-term cash-flow gap?
- 27th June 2009Identify one item usually included in a contract of employment.
- 28th June 2009Explain one disadvantage of on-the-job training.
- 29th June 2009State one way a business can differentiate through customer service.
- 30th June 2009Explain why a business's market share could fall even if its own sales revenue is rising.