Business ownership, shareholders & share prices

Using the data in Extract A, calculate the percentage of responses that rated Timpson Ltd 3 stars and above. State your answer to 2 decimal places. You are advised to show your working.

Explain one possible benefit to Timpson Ltd of using quantitative market research data.

Assess the likely consequences of Timpson Ltd continuing to operate as a private limited company.

Assess the likely consequences of Timpson Ltd treating its staff as an asset.

Johnsons’ objective is to maintain high levels of customer service in its stores. In order to do this, Johnsons could either prioritise on-the-job training or off-the-job training.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one Johnsons should choose to maintain its customer service.

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 Extract A, draw a supply and demand diagram to show the possible impact of the change in the price of gold, between 6 December 2019 and 5 January 2020, on the luxury watch market.

Explain one way in which product orientation is important to Rolex.

Assess the importance of creativity as a characteristic of the entrepreneur Hans Wilsdorf.

Assess the likely importance of distribution (place) in Rolex’s marketing mix.

In order to remain competitive in the luxury watch market, Rolex could become a public limited company or remain a private limited company.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one is more likely to support Rolex remaining competitive in the luxury watch market.

Between 2010 and 2011, the number of music streaming subscribers grew by 62.34%.

Using the data from Extract A, calculate, to 2 decimal places, the difference between percentage growth in 2010 to 2011 and that in 2019 to 2020. You are advised to show your working.

Using the data from Extract A and your knowledge of the product life cycle, explain one way in which the marketing of music streaming might be different in 2010 compared to 2019.

Assess the likely consequences of stock market flotation for a business, such as Spotify.

Assess the consequences to a business, such as Spotify, of operating in a dynamic market.

Spotify is aiming to extend the product life cycle of its music streaming business. Spotify could either focus on marketing strategies in existing markets, such as Europe and the USA, or expand into emerging markets, such as those in Asia.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which one is most suitable for Spotify to extend the product life cycle of its music streaming business.

Using the data in Extract E, calculate the percentage of the world’s top 25 exporting economies that have costs of production above those of the United Kingdom in 2014. You are advised to show your working.

Explain how Ebac Ltd could benefit from exporting its products.

Assess the likely consequences of Ebac Ltd continuing to operate as a private limited company.

Assess the likely impact on Ebac Ltd of choosing the UK as a production location.

Haier is aiming to continue its global expansion in the white goods market. It could do this by focusing on either global niche markets or global mass markets for white goods.

Evaluate these two options and recommend which approach is most suitable for Haier.