Daily Practice · GCSE Business
January 2026 5-a-day
Every sheet in January 2026
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 2026State one example of an environmental issue a business might cause.
- 2nd January 2026State one benefit of e-commerce over selling in a physical shop.
- 3rd January 2026Give one benefit to a small business of selling through e-commerce rather than only a physical store.
- 4th January 2026What is sponsorship, in a marketing context?
- 5th January 2026A business making 500,000 identical plastic bottles a day has total costs of 60,000 pounds a day. Calculate the unit cost.
- 6th January 2026State two costs of providing excellent customer service.
- 7th January 2026State one reason a change in consumer tastes might force a food business to change its menu.
- 8th January 2026What term describes the process of identifying a gap in the market and taking the risk to fill it?
- 9th January 2026State the difference between an aim and an objective.
- 10th January 2026State one internal cause of new business failure.
- 11th January 2026State the formula for net profit margin.
- 12th January 2026Why is comparing a ratio to a previous year usually more useful than looking at the ratio for a single year alone?
- 13th January 2026State one reason a business might delayer its structure.
- 14th January 2026Identify one cost to a business of high staff turnover.
- 15th January 2026Give one remedy available to a consumer after the 30-day period has passed.
- 16th January 2026State what a tariff is.
- 17th January 2026If the exchange rate is 1 pound = 1.20 euros and a UK business imports goods costing 6,000 euros, calculate the cost in pounds.
- 18th January 2026State one decision a business makes under 'Place'.
- 19th January 2026Why does increasing a product's function or aesthetics usually increase its cost?
- 20th January 2026Why is stock control especially important for a business selling fresh food?
- 21st January 2026A supplier charges 4.80 pounds a unit for orders under 500 and 4.20 pounds for orders of 500 or more. A business needs 480 units. Should it order 500? Explain.
- 22nd January 2026Give one example of an economy of scale.
- 23rd January 2026State one risk of trying to compete only by cutting price rather than adding genuine value.
- 24th January 2026State one factor that influences where a business chooses to locate.
- 25th January 2026A start-up needs 6,000 pounds for equipment and 2,000 pounds for its first order of stock. Calculate its total start-up finance requirement.
- 26th January 2026State the formula for contribution per unit.
- 27th January 2026A sole trader needs finance but does not want to give up any control of her business. Which source should she avoid, and why?
- 28th January 2026State one disadvantage to an employee of a zero-hours contract.
- 29th January 2026State when induction training typically takes place.
- 30th January 2026Explain why successful differentiation can reduce a business's price sensitivity of demand.
- 31st January 2026Explain why a monopoly business can often charge higher prices.