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Section A
1 Which is not an example of ethical behaviour for a restaurant?
A Donating left-over food to charity
B Employing young children as waiters
C Ensuring ingredient suppliers are paid on time
D Paying the chef more than the average wage
Your answer [1]
2 One advantage for a business of automating its operations is:
A higher maintenance costs
B improved quality
C lower productivity
D no training will be required
Your answer [1]
3 Consumer law requires manufacturers to produce goods which are:
A ethical
B popular
C profitable
D safe
Your answer [1]
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4 Since changing to a cheaper milk supplier six months ago, a cheesemaker has received an
increasing number of complaints about the taste of the cheese. The business is now losing
customers.
Which action would help the cheesemaker deal with this problem?
A Contacting the current milk supplier to negotiate further price discounts
B Explaining on social media that the business needs to use cheaper milk
C Putting up signs that say the recipe for the cheese has not changed
D Switching to another supplier that can provide the correct quality of milk
Your answer [1]
5 Which source of finance allows goods to be obtained without immediate payment to the supplier?
A Crowdfunding
B Overdraft
C Sale of assets
D Trade credit
Your answer [1]
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6 An extract from a shop’s cash flow forecast for July is shown below.
July
£
Total inflow 188 000
Total outflow 193 500
Opening balance – 2 300
Closing balance
The shop’s closing balance for July is expected to be:
A –£7800
B –£3200
C £3200
D £7800
Your answer [1]
7 Which task is likely to be part of the role of procurement at a hotel?
A Analysing room occupancy figures
B Cleaning the bedrooms
C Greeting guests on arrival
D Ordering toiletries and towels
Your answer [1]
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Friday 16 May 2025 – Afternoon
GCSE (9–1) Business
J204/02 Business 2: operations, finance and influences on
business
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
You can use:
• a calculator
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
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• Answer all the questions.
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• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 20 pages.
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Section A
1 Which is not an example of ethical behaviour for a restaurant?
A Donating left-over food to charity
B Employing young children as waiters
C Ensuring ingredient suppliers are paid on time
D Paying the chef more than the average wage
Your answer [1]
2 One advantage for a business of automating its operations is:
A higher maintenance costs
B improved quality
C lower productivity
D no training will be required
Your answer [1]
3 Consumer law requires manufacturers to produce goods which are:
A ethical
B popular
C profitable
D safe
Your answer [1]
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4 Since changing to a cheaper milk supplier six months ago, a cheesemaker has received an
increasing number of complaints about the taste of the cheese. The business is now losing
customers.
Which action would help the cheesemaker deal with this problem?
A Contacting the current milk supplier to negotiate further price discounts
B Explaining on social media that the business needs to use cheaper milk
C Putting up signs that say the recipe for the cheese has not changed
D Switching to another supplier that can provide the correct quality of milk
Your answer [1]
5 Which source of finance allows goods to be obtained without immediate payment to the supplier?
A Crowdfunding
B Overdraft
C Sale of assets
D Trade credit
Your answer [1]
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6 An extract from a shop’s cash flow forecast for July is shown below.
July
£
Total inflow 188 000
Total outflow 193 500
Opening balance – 2 300
Closing balance
The shop’s closing balance for July is expected to be:
A –£7800
B –£3200
C £3200
D £7800
Your answer [1]
7 Which task is likely to be part of the role of procurement at a hotel?
A Analysing room occupancy figures
B Cleaning the bedrooms
C Greeting guests on arrival
D Ordering toiletries and towels
Your answer [1]
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