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AQA GCSE Business Studies past papers and mark schemes

AQA GCSE Business Studies past papers

June 2025 Latest

Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity
8132/1QPMSER
Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity
8132/2QPMSER

June 2024

Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity
8132/1QPMS
Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity
8132/2QPMS

June 2023

Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity
8132/1QPMSER
Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity
8132/2QPMSER
2022June

June 2022

Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity
8132/1QPMSER
Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity
8132/2QPMSER
2021November

November 2021

Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity
8132/1QPMS
Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity
8132/2QPMS
2020November

November 2020

Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity
8132/1QPMSER
Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity
8132/2QPMSER

Paper by year

  • Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business ActivityAll years
  • Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business ActivityAll years

Questions by topic

Stuck on one topic? Practise just that.

Every question is lifted out of its paper and filed under its topic, with its mark scheme.

Revenues, costs and profits17 QsWorkforce planning and the human resource flow11 QsBusiness ownership, shareholders and share prices10 QsBusiness growth and integration9 QsNon-price competition and marketing9 Qs
Organisational structure and design9 QsMotivation and employee engagement7 QsBusiness ethics and corporate social responsibility6 QsEconomies and diseconomies of scale6 QsEntrepreneurship6 Qs

15 topics and 116 real exam questions in AQA GCSE Business Studies, each with its mark scheme.

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AQA GCSE Business Studies

Code8132

At a glance

The course
AQA GCSE Business Studies 8132, Ofqual QAN 603/0304/9, was first examined in 2017. It has 2 papers: Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity and Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity, each 1 hour 45 minutes and 90 marks.
The papers
  • Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity, 8132/1: 50% weighting.
  • Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity, 8132/2: 50% weighting.
What we hold
We hold 12 papers from 6 sittings, November 2020 to June 2025.
Full title
AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Business · QAN 603/0304/9 · 2017 onwards
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Other courses, no papers held

AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Applied Business (Double Award)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Business StudiesAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Business Studies (Short Course)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Business and Communication SystemsAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Applied Business (Double Award)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Business Studies A 3139AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Business Studies B 3132AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Business and Communication Systems 3133

Memes

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Evaluate both sides
Say ‘it depends’ and leave
Me on the case study about a bakery
Knowing what profit is
Knowing profit isn't cash flow
Drawing the break-even chart right
Concluding ‘it depends’ and getting full marks
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