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4 marksRead the following extracts (A to D) before answering
Using the data in Extract B, calculate the difference in Morrisons’ acid test ratio between 2014 and 2015. You are advised to show your working
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Managing Finance (Edexcel A Level Business)
Exam Questions
2 hours11 questions24 marks
Read the following extracts (E to H) before answering
Explain one internal cause of the business failure of MG Rover Group
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34 marks
4 marksRead the following extracts (D to G) before answering
Using the information in Extract E, calculate the operating profit margin for Sports Direct in 2018. State your answer to two decimal places. You are advised to show your working
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44 marks
4 marksRead the following extracts (A to D) before answering
In order to persuade large retailers such as Boots to stock Pura Cosmetics products, Rose Dyson is considering halving the selling price of lip balms
Using the data in Extract B, calculate Pura Cosmetics' break even point if the selling price of lip balms is halved. You are advised to show your working
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54 marks
Read the following extracts (A to D) before answering
Explain the likely impact of the change in jet fuel prices between July 2008 and July 2015 on Spirit Airlines' profit budget
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64 marks
4 marksRead the following extracts (E to H) before answering
Using the data in extract G, calculate the percentage change in The Gym Group's gross profit margin between 2014 and 2015
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112 marks
12 marksRead the following extracts (E to H) before answering
Assess whether Monarch Airlines’ business failure was due to internal causes
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28 marks
8 marksRead the following extracts (E to H) before answering
Assess two ways Derby Theatre could improve its liquidity
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310 marks
Read the following extracts (A to D) before answering
With reference to Extract C, assess the usefulness of government interventions in solving working capital shortages such as those experienced by Jamie's Italian in 2019
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120 marks
20 marksRead the following extracts (E to H) before answering
In 2016, had it not been for the Competition and Markets Authority, Pure Gym may have been able to reach its target growth by taking over The Gym Group, rather than LA Fitness
Using the data in Extracts G and H calculate appropriate accounting ratios for The Gym Group and, using other non-financial information, evaluate these two options
Recommend which company it would have been better for Pure Gym to take over to achieve its growth target
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220 marks
20 marksRead the following extracts (E to H) before answering
VW’s new Chief Executive has been given the aim of increasing the company’s profitability. The two options VW is considering are to develop a new range of self-driving cars or to improve productivity Evaluate these two options and recommend which is most suitable to achieve the aim of increasing profitability, for a business such as VW
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