Daily Practice · GCSE Business
September 2021 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 2021
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2021Give one non-financial factor, other than transport, that might influence a service business's location choice.
- 2nd September 2021Is buying a delivery van a capital expenditure or a revenue expenditure? Explain your answer.
- 3rd September 2021State the formula for break-even output.
- 4th September 2021Why can a sole trader not raise finance through share capital?
- 5th September 2021State one reason a business might prefer full-time contracts for its key staff.
- 6th September 2021Identify one example of off-the-job training.
- 7th September 2021State one reason a USP needs to be difficult for competitors to copy.
- 8th September 2021Give one way a business can find out about its competitors.
- 9th September 2021Why is a larger sample size generally more reliable than a smaller one?
- 10th September 2021What is a loss leader?
- 11th September 2021Why is having a balanced product portfolio, with products in different Boston Matrix categories, useful to a business?
- 12th September 2021Give one reason a business might advertise an external quality standard such as ISO certification.
- 13th September 2021Explain how consistent quality supports a higher price.
- 14th September 2021State the formula for profit.
- 15th September 2021Explain the difference between limited and unlimited liability in one sentence.
- 16th September 2021Name a UK business that grew mainly by innovating an existing product, rather than inventing something entirely new.
- 17th September 2021A business has current assets of 25,000 pounds and current liabilities of 31,000 pounds. Calculate its working capital and state what this suggests.
- 18th September 2021A business has revenue of 50,000 pounds and cost of sales of 21,000 pounds. Calculate its gross profit.
- 19th September 2021A shop owner supervises 4 shift leaders, and each shift leader supervises 8 sales assistants. State the shop owner's span of control.
- 20th September 2021State one non-financial reward that could improve staff motivation without extra pay.
- 21st September 2021Explain one reason a small business might be slower than a large business to adopt new technology.
- 22nd September 2021Explain why a rise in corporation tax could reduce how much a business invests.
- 23rd September 2021Explain one way high unemployment could benefit a business's recruitment.
- 24th September 2021State one consequence for a business of running an inconsistent marketing mix.
- 25th September 2021State one advantage of an indirect distribution channel.
- 26th September 2021Explain why social media complaints need a faster response than emails.
- 27th September 2021A factory produces 9,600 units a week with 16 workers. Calculate output per worker.
- 28th September 2021Give one advantage of buying a franchise rather than starting an entirely independent business.
- 29th September 2021State one way an entrepreneur could generate a business idea without inventing something completely new.
- 30th September 2021Identify whether the local community is an internal or external stakeholder.