Edexcel A Level Business Studies Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment June 2024 question paper 9BS0/03

Assess two financial consequences of Vinted operating as a private limited company.

Assess whether the global clothing market could be considered a dynamic market.

Assess the importance of business ethics to the success of Vinted.

Clothing retailer Mango aims to deliver the latest fashion trends to its UK customers. It is reviewing the source of its clothing inventory (stock). It is considering two options, either continue to use suppliers from China, or change to suppliers based in Turkey.

Using the data in Extract C, evaluate these two options and recommend which one is likely to support Mango’s aim of delivering the latest fashion trends to UK customers.

Assess two factors that could influence the demand for new clothing sold by Jonathan Trumbull Ltd.

Assess the importance of scenario planning for Jonathan Trumbull Ltd.

Using the data in Extract F, and liquidity ratios, assess whether Jonathan Trumbull Ltd’s liquidity position has improved from 2021 to 2022.

To compete with new businesses, such as Urban Outfitters, Jonathan Trumbull Ltd is considering either improving its physical stores in Norwich or expanding its online sales.

Using the data in Extracts D to G, evaluate these two options and recommend which one will help Jonathan Trumbull Ltd compete effectively.