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Business ownership, shareholders & share prices

5 questions · 72 marks · about 1.5 hours

Business ownership, shareholders and share prices questions

TopicBusiness ownership, shareholders & share prices

OCR J204 Business ownership, shareholders and share prices 5 questions

Business activity, marketing and people June 2025, Question 16 20 marks

Text 1 Adapted from uk.linkedin.com/company/lidl-gb and www.google.com/search?q=how+many+new+stores+did+lidl+open+in+the+uk+in+2023&rlz=1C1GCEO_. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions. Lidl Ltd

(a)

Explain one purpose of planning business activity.

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(b)

Explain three advantages for Lidl of operating as a private limited company.

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(c)

Analyse on e likely reason why Lidl expands by using organic growth.

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(d)
(d)(i)

Other than pay, identify two financial methods of motivation.

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(d)(ii)

Evaluate whether Lidl should continue to pay employees a higher wage rate than competitors.

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Business activity, marketing and people June 2024, Question 1 1 mark

What is a disadvantage of being a sole trader?

A Can only have one employee

B Cannot share business ownership

C Legally required to produce a business plan

D Must pay corporation tax

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Business activity, marketing and people June 2023, Question 10 1 mark

Which type of ownership is most suitable for an entrepreneur who wishes to start up their own business quickly and with as little paperwork as possible?

A Partnership

B Private limited company

C Public limited company

D Sole trader

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Business activity, marketing and people June 2022, Question 18 25 marks

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(a)

Identify one likely objective of an employee.

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(b)

Analyse two disadvantages for Shinz Ltd of operating as a private limited company.

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(c)

Tom is considering whether to use competitor pricing or price skimming for the new ‘resin polish’ service.

(c)(i)

Analyse one advantage for Shinz Ltd of using each pricing method.

Competitor pricing

Price skimming

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(c)(ii)

Recommend which of the two pricing methods Shinz Ltd should use. Give reasons for your answer.

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(d)

* Evaluate, with reference to the data in Text 3, whether Shinz Ltd should merge with

Littlelong Motors Ltd.

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Business activity, marketing and people November 2021, Question 18 25 marks

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(a)

State one characteristic of an entrepreneur.

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(b)

Analyse two benefits for Miles Ahead of using market segmentation.

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(c)

Nessa is thinking about the best organisational structure for Miles Ahead when she becomes the new owner.

(c)(i)

Analyse one benefit for Miles Ahead of each of the following organisational structures.

Tall organisational structure

Flat organisational structure

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(c)(ii)

Recommend which type of organisational structure would be the most appropriate for Nessa to use at Miles Ahead. Give reasons for your answer.

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(d)

* Evaluate, with reference to the data in Text 3, whether operating as a sole trader is the best

type of business ownership for Miles Ahead in the future.

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