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October 2010 5-a-day

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October 2010

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in October 2010

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st October 2010Explain why a growing business might change from being a sole trader to a private limited company.
  2. 2nd October 2010Give one reason creativity is a valuable quality for an entrepreneur.
  3. 3rd October 2010State one interest a supplier has in the businesses it supplies.
  4. 4th October 2010State one non-financial reward an entrepreneur might gain from running their own business.
  5. 5th October 2010State one advantage of an overdraft as a source of finance.
  6. 6th October 2010What is capital expenditure?
  7. 7th October 2010Identify one document a candidate usually submits when applying for a job.
  8. 8th October 2010Identify the term for a qualification or skill that is useful but not required for a role.
  9. 9th October 2010Explain one benefit to a business of complying fully with employment and health and safety law.
  10. 10th October 2010Define legislation.
  11. 11th October 2010Give one example of a primary research method.
  12. 12th October 2010Give one reason a fashion product might have a shorter product life cycle than a household appliance.
  13. 13th October 2010What is meant by 'brand equity'?
  14. 14th October 2010Explain how trade credit affects a small business's cash flow.
  15. 15th October 2010Explain one risk of removing all buffer stock as part of lean production.
  16. 16th October 2010Explain why businesses selling non-essential, expensive products are often affected more by a recession than businesses selling essentials.
  17. 17th October 2010Define market segmentation.
  18. 18th October 2010Give one reason a business plan helps the entrepreneur themselves, not just outside lenders.
  19. 19th October 2010State one drawback of using an overdraft to solve a cash-flow problem.
  20. 20th October 2010A 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.
  21. 21st October 2010If fixed costs rise but the contribution per unit stays the same, what happens to the break-even output?
  22. 22nd October 2010Give one indirect cost of training.
  23. 23rd October 2010Give one example of a motivator under Herzberg's theory.
  24. 24th October 2010State one way a business can benefit from being seen as environmentally friendly.
  25. 25th October 2010State what pay-per-click (PPC) advertising means.
  26. 26th October 2010What is search engine optimisation, and what is its purpose in marketing?
  27. 27th October 2010What is public relations?
  28. 28th October 2010State two advantages of flow production.
  29. 29th October 2010Explain why product knowledge reduces returns as well as increasing sales.
  30. 30th October 2010Give an example of a change in technology that has affected how many UK retailers operate.
  31. 31st October 2010Give an example of a want, as opposed to a need.