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2026–2027 Exam Study Guide: Updated
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The Premium 2026–2027 Exam Study Guide
is a carefully developed resource designed to
support students in achieving stronger exam
performance through structured practice, clear
explanations, and focused revision
techniques.
This guide provides more than just practice
material—it offers a guided learning
approach that helps you understand key
concepts, apply them correctly, and improve
your ability to handle exam questions with
confidence. By combining updated
questions with well-
Business - ANSWER✅Any organisation working towards a set of objectives
,Goods - ANSWER✅Things we can see and touch
Durable Goods - ANSWER✅Things we can use again and again
Non-durable goods - ANSWER✅Things we can use only once
Service - ANSWER✅A thing that is done for us
Wants - ANSWER✅Non-essential things we would like to have
Needs - ANSWER✅Essential things for survival
Land - ANSWER✅An economic term meaning natural resources which businesses
use
Labour - ANSWER✅An economic term meaning the workforce of a business
Capital - ANSWER✅An economic term meaning factories, machines, vehicles, tools
etc that a business owns or controls
Enterprise - ANSWER✅This is the business ideas that an entrepreneur or owner has
on how to use land, labour and capital in their business
Entrepreneur - ANSWER✅The person who develops a business idea and combines
the factors of production (land, labour, capital and enterprise). They take the risk of
losing their initial investment if the business idea fails.
Factors of Production - ANSWER✅Land, Labour, Capital and Enterprise
Business Cycle - ANSWER✅The constant process of producing goods and services
Primary Sector - ANSWER✅Businesses involved in extracting natural resources
Secondary Sector - ANSWER✅Businesses involved in manufacturing & construction
Tertiary Sector - ANSWER✅Businesses involved in providing services
De-industrialisation - ANSWER✅The process of manufacturing decline
Sole Trader - ANSWER✅a business owned by a single person
Partnership - ANSWER✅a business owned by two or more people
,Public Limited Company - ANSWER✅a buisness witth limited liabilty whose shares are
availible to the general public to buy on the stock market
Private Limited Company - ANSWER✅a company whose shares are not bought and
sold on the stock market and can only pass to another person with the agreement of
other shareholders
Franchise - ANSWER✅the right to use a specific business's name and sell its products
or services in a given territory.
Public Corporation - ANSWER✅An organisation created by an Act of Parliament
Charity - ANSWER✅An organisation created to promote good causes
Private Sector - ANSWER✅The part of the economy owned by individuals and
businesses
Public Sector - ANSWER✅The part of the economy owned by the government
Voluntary Sector - ANSWER✅Organistions set up to rise money for good causes, or to
provide facilities for their members
Deed of Partnership - ANSWER✅Contract drawn up between owners
Memorandum of Association - ANSWER✅Document that regulates a firm's external
activities and must be drawn up on the formation of a plc
Partnership Agreement - ANSWER✅A written agreement among all owners
Limited Liability - ANSWER✅The responsibility of a business's owners for losses only
up to the amount they invest; limited partners and shareholders have limited liability
Unlimited Liability - ANSWER✅The owner is personally and fully responsible for all
losses and debts of the business
Royalty - ANSWER✅Payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the
right to use their property
Shareholder - ANSWER✅A person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is
a partial owner
Stakeholder - ANSWER✅Someone with a key interest in an organisation
, Manager - ANSWER✅Person appointed to supervise and control resources and
expenditures
Employee - ANSWER✅A worker who is hired to perform a job
Government - ANSWER✅The institution through which a society makes and enforces
its public policies
Local Community - ANSWER✅People who live in an area
Customer - ANSWER✅Someone who pays for goods or services
Consumer - ANSWER✅A person who uses goods or services
Ordinary Shares - ANSWER✅Stock whose holders are given a vote
Preference Shares - ANSWER✅Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the
payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
Share Issue - ANSWER✅Act of introducing more shares onto the market
Debenture - ANSWER✅Bond issued to secure a loan
Hire Purchase - ANSWER✅The buying of equipment by paying in instalments, usually
including interest.
Divestment - ANSWER✅Allows an organisation to sell off minor areas of their
business and concentrate on the core activities of the organisation
Loan - ANSWER✅The temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
Mortgage - ANSWER✅A long-term loan extended to someone who buys property
Multinational - ANSWER✅A corporation that has manufacturing or service operations
in a number of different countries
Globalisation - ANSWER✅Causing distinctively American norms and values to spread
throughout the world
Dividend - ANSWER✅That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its
shareholders
Legislation - ANSWER✅A law passed by a governing body
2026–2027 Exam Study Guide: Updated
Questions, Fully Explained Solutions,
Concept Reinforcement & Strategic Revision
Support
Description
The Premium 2026–2027 Exam Study Guide
is a carefully developed resource designed to
support students in achieving stronger exam
performance through structured practice, clear
explanations, and focused revision
techniques.
This guide provides more than just practice
material—it offers a guided learning
approach that helps you understand key
concepts, apply them correctly, and improve
your ability to handle exam questions with
confidence. By combining updated
questions with well-
Business - ANSWER✅Any organisation working towards a set of objectives
,Goods - ANSWER✅Things we can see and touch
Durable Goods - ANSWER✅Things we can use again and again
Non-durable goods - ANSWER✅Things we can use only once
Service - ANSWER✅A thing that is done for us
Wants - ANSWER✅Non-essential things we would like to have
Needs - ANSWER✅Essential things for survival
Land - ANSWER✅An economic term meaning natural resources which businesses
use
Labour - ANSWER✅An economic term meaning the workforce of a business
Capital - ANSWER✅An economic term meaning factories, machines, vehicles, tools
etc that a business owns or controls
Enterprise - ANSWER✅This is the business ideas that an entrepreneur or owner has
on how to use land, labour and capital in their business
Entrepreneur - ANSWER✅The person who develops a business idea and combines
the factors of production (land, labour, capital and enterprise). They take the risk of
losing their initial investment if the business idea fails.
Factors of Production - ANSWER✅Land, Labour, Capital and Enterprise
Business Cycle - ANSWER✅The constant process of producing goods and services
Primary Sector - ANSWER✅Businesses involved in extracting natural resources
Secondary Sector - ANSWER✅Businesses involved in manufacturing & construction
Tertiary Sector - ANSWER✅Businesses involved in providing services
De-industrialisation - ANSWER✅The process of manufacturing decline
Sole Trader - ANSWER✅a business owned by a single person
Partnership - ANSWER✅a business owned by two or more people
,Public Limited Company - ANSWER✅a buisness witth limited liabilty whose shares are
availible to the general public to buy on the stock market
Private Limited Company - ANSWER✅a company whose shares are not bought and
sold on the stock market and can only pass to another person with the agreement of
other shareholders
Franchise - ANSWER✅the right to use a specific business's name and sell its products
or services in a given territory.
Public Corporation - ANSWER✅An organisation created by an Act of Parliament
Charity - ANSWER✅An organisation created to promote good causes
Private Sector - ANSWER✅The part of the economy owned by individuals and
businesses
Public Sector - ANSWER✅The part of the economy owned by the government
Voluntary Sector - ANSWER✅Organistions set up to rise money for good causes, or to
provide facilities for their members
Deed of Partnership - ANSWER✅Contract drawn up between owners
Memorandum of Association - ANSWER✅Document that regulates a firm's external
activities and must be drawn up on the formation of a plc
Partnership Agreement - ANSWER✅A written agreement among all owners
Limited Liability - ANSWER✅The responsibility of a business's owners for losses only
up to the amount they invest; limited partners and shareholders have limited liability
Unlimited Liability - ANSWER✅The owner is personally and fully responsible for all
losses and debts of the business
Royalty - ANSWER✅Payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the
right to use their property
Shareholder - ANSWER✅A person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is
a partial owner
Stakeholder - ANSWER✅Someone with a key interest in an organisation
, Manager - ANSWER✅Person appointed to supervise and control resources and
expenditures
Employee - ANSWER✅A worker who is hired to perform a job
Government - ANSWER✅The institution through which a society makes and enforces
its public policies
Local Community - ANSWER✅People who live in an area
Customer - ANSWER✅Someone who pays for goods or services
Consumer - ANSWER✅A person who uses goods or services
Ordinary Shares - ANSWER✅Stock whose holders are given a vote
Preference Shares - ANSWER✅Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the
payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
Share Issue - ANSWER✅Act of introducing more shares onto the market
Debenture - ANSWER✅Bond issued to secure a loan
Hire Purchase - ANSWER✅The buying of equipment by paying in instalments, usually
including interest.
Divestment - ANSWER✅Allows an organisation to sell off minor areas of their
business and concentrate on the core activities of the organisation
Loan - ANSWER✅The temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
Mortgage - ANSWER✅A long-term loan extended to someone who buys property
Multinational - ANSWER✅A corporation that has manufacturing or service operations
in a number of different countries
Globalisation - ANSWER✅Causing distinctively American norms and values to spread
throughout the world
Dividend - ANSWER✅That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its
shareholders
Legislation - ANSWER✅A law passed by a governing body
