IGCSE, A Level Business Student Forum

HSN uses batch production to make breakfast cereals. The products are sold using several distribution channels. HSN employs 600 production workers. HSN has problems with many employees leaving. Following the dismissal of the Operations Manager, the Human Resources Director has to recruit a new ...

Wilde Soup Stop (WSS) makes a range of soups and hot drinks. It owns 30 shops and has sold its franchise to 10 other shops in country Z. The Marketing Director said: ‘Results from our focus group show that being an ethical business is important’. WSS plans to extend its product range to include ...

A2Z Designs is a business partnership between Azhar & Zoya. They make handmade jewellery. Azhar works from home making all the jewelry such as necklaces and bracelets. A2Z pays for materials when they are ordered, but allows their customers one month to pay. Zoya manages the accounts and the shop ...

Sofia is a sole trader. She started her successful photography business 30 years ago. She specialises in taking pictures of people and places for use in posters, calendars and fashion magazines. It is a niche market. Sofia uses cost-plus pricing as part of her marketing mix. Offering a high quality ...

SHAD Traders is dealing with import quality juices in Pakistan. The business is growing due to local industry is preferred against the imported ones after international events in 2024-25. The taste remains good but the market is becoming highly competitive as multiple brands are entering in market ...

Desto is an electronics company manufacturing a wide range of products. The company operates in a highly competitive and fast changing market. The management of Desto believe that the company is ‘market orientated’.

08 Desto wants to spend more on developing new products. In order to do this it ...

GenZ is a public limited company. It makes a range of beauty products including shampoo and soaps for the mass market. Last year GenZ’s revenue fell. The Marketing Director has been looking at the results from its primary market research based on a sample of 2000 consumers. The research showed 1100 ...

BASEL Tyres uses batch production to make car tyres in 15 different sizes. Last year BASEL sold 60 million tyres including 40 million tyres of its best-selling size. The Finance Director has been looking at the financial data shown below. She said: ‘Liquidity is important. I need to do some ratio ...

CHINO is a public limited company. The directors want to open a new coal mine. All the coal will be exported. The Managing Director is hopeful that the Government will allow the coal mine to be opened. She said: ‘CHINO always meets legal controls. In an area of high unemployment surely creating ...

Paul is the Managing Director of a private limited company called PShirts. It manufactures and sells men’s and women’s shirts in country Y. Its products are priced lower than most of its competitors. Sales have fallen recently even though there has been an economic boom. Paul is thinking about ...

BMT is a business partnership owned by 2 brothers. The brothers received government support when they started BMT 6 years ago. BMT now has 30 employees who make high quality watches. The business tries to achieve lean production. Demand has increased each year and in 2019 BMT sold 8000 watches. BMT ...

Cutter is a family owned private limited company. It manufactures a luxury brand of coats. In 2013 sales revenue increased by $3m and retained profits also increased. ‘The marketing mix is working’ said the Marketing Director. Cutter’s Operations Director thinks that batch production is still the ...

05 Explain two ways an increase in consumer income might affect a luxury car manufacturer. [8]

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02 Analyse the possible disadvantages of being a sole trader for an expanding chain of Grocery Stores. [6]

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01 Analyse the possible advantages of being a sole trader for a mobile phone retailer. [6]

Please read the answer of the previous student & if the answer seems well developed don't use the same KN in your answer, try to give new one.