EDEXCEL: International AS Level Business Studies
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Past Examination Papers
2014: January: WBS01 BS01 Summer: WBS01 BS01 2013: January: BS01 Summer: BS01 2012: January: BS01 Summer BS01 2011: January: BS01 Summer: BS01 2010: January: BS01 Summer: BS01 2009: BS01 Mark Schemes 2014: January WBS01 BS01 Summer WBS01 BS01 2013: January BS01 Summer BS01 2012 January BS01 Summer BS01 2011: January: BS01 Summer: BS01 2010: January BS01 Summer BS01 2009: BS01 Examiner Reports 2014: January WBS01 BS01 Summer: WBS01 BS01 2013 : January BS01 Summer: BS01 2012: January BS01 Summer: BS01 2011 : January BS01 Summer: BS01 2010: January: BS01 Summer: BS01 |
WBS01: UNIT 1: Business Enterprise: January Examination
1.3.1 Entrepreneurship
1.3.2 Researching a business opportunity
1.3.3 Supply and demand 1.3.4 Finance: Sources of finance. 1.3.5 Measuring business performance. 1 Pricing strategies, sales revenue, costs and calculation of profit/loss. 2 Break-even Contribution. 3 Measuring and improving profit: Gross profit margin. Yearly profit margin. 4 Distinction between profit and cash flow. „Cash flow forecast. 1.3.6 The wider business environment 1 Government influences: Policies. Legislation. Support for businesses, e.g. grants, subsidies. Protection for businesses. Consumer protection legislation. 2 Economic influences. Unemployment. Recruitment. Exchange Rates. Inflation. 3 Social influences. Digital economy. Ethical considerations. Environment. Demographic change |
WBS02: Unit 2: Business Structures and Processes: Summer Examination
2.3.1 Marketing 1 Marketing objectives and strateg. 2 Marketing mix. 4Ps. Product life cycle. Boston matrix. 3 Price elasticity of demand (PED) 4 Income elasticity of demand (YED). Normal and inferior goods. 2.3.2 Managing operations 1 Productivity and efficiency. 2 Product or service design. The design mix. 3 Capacity utilisation 4 Inventory control Inventory control graphs. 5 Lean production and quality management. Just in time (JIT). Total Quality Management (TQM). (Kaizen). 2.3.3 Managing finance 1 Budgets Types of budget, e.g. sales budget, production budget. 2 Sales forecast Purpose of sales forecasts. 3 Managing working capital 4 Why businesses fail 2.3.4 Managing people 1 Organisational structures. Hierarchy. Chain of command. Span of control. Decentralisation and centralisation. 2 Recruitment, selection and training 3 Leadership styles. Autocratic, Paternalistic, Democratic, Laissez-faire. McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. 4 Motivation of staff. Taylor, Mayo, Maslow, Herzberg. Financial incentives. Non-financial techniques. 5 Reduction of labour costs |
Past Examination Papers
2014 January: WBS02 BS02 Summer: WBS02 BS02 2013 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2012 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2011 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2010: January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2009 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2008 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 Mark Schemes 2014 January: WBS02 BS02 Summer: WBS02 BS02 2013 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2012 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2011 January: BS02 Summer: BS02 2010: January: BS02 Summer: BS02 Examiner Reports 2013 2012 2011 2010: January: BS02 Summer: BS02 |