Edexcel GCSE Business Studies Paper 2: Building a business November 2021 question paper 1BS0/02

Figure 1 shows the organisational structure of a business.

Which one of the following organisational structures is shown in Figure 1?

Employees Employees Employees Employees Employees

Figure 1

Select one answer.

Which one of the following documents states the qualities an employer is looking for in a new employee?

Select one answer.

Explain one impact that a pressure group can have on a business.

Explain one disadvantage to a business of having poor customer service.

Which two of the following are examples of goods?

Select two answers.

Which two of the following would allow a business to improve employee retention?

Select two answers.

Table 1 contains financial information about a business.

Using the information in Table 1, calculate the net profit of the business.

Explain one reason why aesthetics may be important in the design mix of a product.

Explain one drawback to a business of introducing a system of quality assurance.

Procurement involves a business having a strong relationship with which one of the following stakeholder groups?

Select one answer.

Figure 2 shows the market share of each business in a market.

Using the information in Figure 2, calculate the market share of Business E. You are advised to show your workings.

Explain one reason why having a post-sales service may be important to a business.

Explain one impact on a business from reducing the size of its workforce.

Discuss the disadvantage to a business of using a just in time (JIT) system of stock control.

Outline one drawback to Tesla of using e-commerce to generate sales.

Analyse the benefit to Tesla of using flow production in its new factory.

Table 2 contains information about the price of a Tesla Model 3 car between 2017 and 2019.

Using the information in Table 2, calculate, the percentage reduction in the price of a Tesla Model 3 car between 2017 and 2019.

Using the information in Table 2, calculate the average price of a Tesla Model 3 car over the three year period between 2017 and 2019.

Analyse the impact on Tesla of increasing levels of globalisation.

State one impact to Tesla of continuing to make a loss.

Outline one drawback to Tesla of a government introducing tariffs on imports from the US.

In order to raise the finance for its new Chinese factory, Tesla is considering two options:

Option 1: share capital

Option 2: loan capital.

Justify which one of these two options Tesla should choose.

Give one element of the marketing mix.

Figure 6 shows the ASOS share price over time.

January 2015 January 2016 January 2017 January 2018 January 2019

Time

Figure 6

(Source: adapted from https://www.asosplc.com/ investors/share-price/share-price-chart)

Using the information in Figure 6, identify the year when the ASOS share price was higher than £70.

Outline one advantage to ASOS of increasing the range of products offered for sale on its website.

In order to increase its profits, ASOS is considering two options:

Option 1: lower prices

Option 2: advertise on more social media channels.

Justify which one of these two options ASOS should choose.

Evaluate whether high quality logistics will give ASOS a competitive advantage. You should use the information provided as well as your knowledge of business.