Business ethics and corporate social responsibility

Using the data in Extract E, draw a supply and demand diagram to show the possible impact of the change in the price of sugar between 2024 and 2025, on the market for cola drinks.

Using the data in Extract F, calculate the difference in the predicted percentage change of sales of non-carbonated and carbonated drinks in India between 2023 and 2028. State your answer to 2 decimal places. You are advised to show your working.

Assess the factors that might affect the success of a business, such as Fever-Tree, entering a new market such as India.

Assess the possible impact of multinationals, such as Coca-Cola, on the local economy of India.

Coca-Cola aims to increase its market share of the Indian soft drinks market. In order to do this, it could either focus on the pricing of its products or improving its ethical behaviour.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one is most suitable for increasing Coca-Cola’s market share in India.

Assess two entrepreneurial motives that Simon Taffe might have had when setting up the End of the Road festival.

Assess the likely importance of Corporate Social Responsibility to the organisers of the End of the Road festival.

Assess the likely impact of the competitive environment on the End of the Road festival.

In 2024, the End of the Road festival sold all available tickets. To improve the sales revenue of the festival in 2025, the organisers are considering either increasing ticket prices or increasing the capacity of the festival.

Using the data in Extract D, F and G, evaluate these two options and recommend which one is most likely to improve sales revenue.

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.

Using the data in Extracts D and E, assess how two entrepreneurial roles may have led to the success of German Automotive (GA).

Assess the likely importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an influence on German Automotive’s (GA) business decisions.

Using the data in Extracts F and G, assess the likely impact of movements in the UK exchange rate to German Automotive’s (GA) profit.

Ian Essex identified two ways to improve employee performance at German Automotive (GA). He could either use financial or non-financial techniques.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one might best improve employee performance at German Automotive (GA).

In 2019 the price of a Ford Endeavour rose from 30m Rupee to 30.9m Rupee. Using this data and the information from Extract D, calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded for the Ford Endeavour in 2019. State your answer to two decimal places. You are advised to show your working.

Explain one way the Indian government might use legislation to protect the Indian ridesharing market from non-Indian businesses.

Assess the likely future growth of ridesharing businesses in an emerging economy, such as India.

Assess the likely consequences for Ford of its joint venture with Mahindra.

Uber aims to become the market leader in Indian ridesharing. To achieve this Uber could either focus on adapting its service to the needs of Indian consumers or improve its business ethics.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one Uber should choose to become market leader.

Explain one reason why businesses that sell VisionSpring’s glasses may prefer to stay small.

For people in developing countries, purchasing a pair of VisionSpring glasses may be considered as an investment.

Using the data in Extract B, calculate the average rate of return from purchasing a pair of glasses. You are advised to show your working.

Assess VisionSpring’s decision to finance its growth using retained profits.

Assess whether the decision to be a socially responsible business is likely to increase Warby Parker’s profits.

Warby Parker’s main corporate objective is to grow the business. The management is considering two options, either to develop a new range of contact lenses for the high income market, or to start selling glasses in the low income market.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one is most likely to achieve Warby Parker’s main corporate objective.

Assess two benefits of quality control for a business, such as Cadbury.

Assess the likely value of Corporate Social Responsibility to a business, such as Cadbury.

Using the data in Extract G, the Net Present Value (NPV) and Payback, assess Mondel z International’s investment in Cadbury’s modernisation.

Cost competitiveness and product differentiation are two key strategies to achieve global competitive advantage.

Evaluate these two strategies and recommend which one would be better to achieve a global competitive advantage for a business, such as Cadbury.

Assess two possible examples of trade-offs between profit and ethics for a health and fitness club.

Assess the usefulness of sales forecasting to a health and fitness club, such as Virgin Active.

The average price elasticity of demand for clubs in the health and fitness market is estimated to be-2.

Assess the likely impact of media health campaigns on the price elasticity of demand for health and fitness clubs.

Health and fitness clubs in the UK have high levels of labour turnover. To reduce this, health and fitness chains could offer either better financial rewards, or use non-financial techniques, to improve employee performance.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one a health and fitness club, such as Fitness First, should adopt to reduce labour turnover.