Organisational structure & design

Which two of the following are services?

Select two answers.

Which two of the following are elements of the sales process?

Select two answers.

Table 1 contains information about a new piece of machinery purchased by a business.

Using the information in Table 1, calculate the average rate of return. You are advised to show your workings.

Explain one benefit to a business of employing people on flexible hours contracts.

Explain one benefit to a business from using product trials to promote a product.

Which two of the following documents would be sent to a business by a person when applying for a job?

Select two answers.

Which two of the following are stages in the sales process?

Select two answers.

Table 1 contains information about a machine that a business is considering purchasing.

Using the information in Table 1, calculate the average rate of return for the machine.

Explain one method a business could use to improve the quality of its products.

Explain one disadvantage to a business of having a flat organisational structure.

Which one of the following elements of the marketing mix relates to the distribution of a product to the consumer?

Select one answer.

Figure 1 shows the bar gate stock graph for a business in June 2023. A and B represent deliveries of stock to the business.

Using the information in Figure 1, calculate how many days it took for the business to run out of stock after receiving its last delivery in June 2023.

Explain one reason why a business may use sponsorship to promote a product.

Explain one disadvantage to a business of using remote working.

Discuss the benefit to a business from reducing its environmental impact.

State one example of stock that Popeyes is likely to purchase from a supplier.

Outline one benefit to Popeyes from having a good relationship with its suppliers.

In order to help increase the profit made by the Stratford branch of Popeyes, the manager is considering the following two options:

Option 1: employ workers on flexible hours

Option 2: employ workers full-time.

Justify which one of these two options Popeyes should choose.

In the Source Booklet, look at Figure 4 and read Extract B, then answer Question 7.

Give one stage of the sales process.

Figure 5 shows the market share for each company in the virtual reality headset market in 2018 and 2019.

(Source: adapted from https://www.statista.com/statistics/755645/ global-vr-device-market-share-by-vendor/)

Using Figure 5, identify the company that left the virtual reality headset market in 2019.

Outline one advantage to Facebook of becoming a public limited company (plc).

In order to increase its profit, Facebook is considering two options:

Option 1: grow internally

Option 2: grow externally.

Justify which one of these two options Facebook should choose to increase its profit.

Evaluate the impact on Facebook of its decision to allow its employees to use remote working from home. You should use the information provided as well as your knowledge of business.

Which one of the following is the minimum level of stock held by the business in the bar gate stock graph shown in Figure 1?

Select one answer.

Which one of the following is a barrier to effective communication?

Select one answer.

Explain one benefit to a business of allowing its employees to work flexible hours.

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

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 one of the following is a non-financial method of motivating an employee?

Select one answer.

Which one of the following is a type of organisational structure?

Select one answer.

Explain one benefit to a business of using external recruitment to employ new staff.

Explain one impact on a business from a lack of communication.

Define the term pressure group.

Figure 4 shows information about the change in Iceland’ s sales revenue between 2013 and 2017.

Percentage change in sales revenue 2013 to 2017

(Source: http://about.iceland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ Iceland-Topco-Ltd-2017-results.pdf)

Using the information in Figure 4, identify the year with the smallest percentage change in Iceland’ s sales revenue.

Outline one factor that could influence Iceland’ s choice of pricing strategy for its range of new products.

In order to recruit employees for its new ‘The Food Warehouse’ stores, Iceland is considering two options:

Option 1: offer permanent contracts

Option 2: offer temporary contracts.

Justify which one of these two options Iceland should choose.

Evaluate whether Iceland is likely to benefit from its decision to ban all plastic packaging on its own-brand products. You should use the information provided as well as your knowledge of business.

Which one of the following is a barrier to international trade?

Select one answer.

Figure 1 shows the sales revenue of a business over three years.

Using the information in Figure 1, calculate the percentage increase in sales revenue from 2015 to 2016. You are advised to show your workings.

Explain one method a business could use to differentiate its product.

Explain one possible barrier to effective communication within a business.

Discuss the impact on a business of giving employees permanent contracts.