Daily Practice · GCSE Business
October 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2009Give one advantage of buying a franchise rather than starting an entirely independent business.
- 2nd October 2009State one way an entrepreneur could generate a business idea without inventing something completely new.
- 3rd October 2009Give one interest the government has as a stakeholder in a business.
- 4th October 2009Define reward in the context of enterprise.
- 5th October 2009A business leases a delivery van instead of buying it. Give one advantage of leasing over buying.
- 6th October 2009Is buying a new shop premises capital or revenue expenditure? Explain.
- 7th October 2009Identify one method of external recruitment.
- 8th October 2009State one recruitment document used to help write a job advert.
- 9th October 2009Name the UK law that requires employers to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees.
- 10th October 2009Explain why legislation is described as an external influence on business.
- 11th October 2009State one reason a sample of 20 people, all surveyed outside the same shop, might produce unreliable data.
- 12th October 2009State one marketing mix change a business might make during the decline stage.
- 13th October 2009What is brand loyalty?
- 14th October 2009State one advantage and one disadvantage of using a single supplier.
- 15th October 2009Explain what kaizen means and why employee involvement is essential to it.
- 16th October 2009Identify what typically happens to unemployment during a recession.
- 17th October 2009State one characteristic a business might use to segment its market.
- 18th October 2009Explain why a business plan is not a guarantee of success.
- 19th October 2009What is meant by a 'cash-flow problem'?
- 20th October 2009A business forecasts an opening balance of -500 pounds for June, inflows of 4,000 pounds and outflows of 3,200 pounds. Calculate the closing balance.
- 21st October 2009Using your answer above, if fixed costs are 3,600 pounds, calculate the break-even output.
- 22nd October 2009Identify one legal reason a business must provide training.
- 23rd October 2009State one way a business could apply Herzberg's theory to motivate staff beyond paying them more.
- 24th October 2009Explain one risk to a business of being exposed for unethical behaviour.
- 25th October 2009Define search engine optimisation (SEO).
- 26th October 2009State one risk to a business's reputation created by social media and online reviews.
- 27th October 2009Give one advantage of digital promotion over traditional above the line advertising.
- 28th October 2009Give one reason a job production business might charge a higher price.
- 29th October 2009How can good customer service justify a higher price?
- 30th October 2009Explain why a change in the law can force a business to change how it operates.
- 31st October 2009State the difference between a good and a service.