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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 7 June 2023
9BS0/02
Paper
Morning (Time: 2 hours)
reference
Business
Advanced
PAPER 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
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• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with
centre number and candidate number.
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your name,
•providedthe– there
• Answer all
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may be more space
questions.
than you need.
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• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on
•each question. You may use a calculator.
in brackets
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
question.
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Read Extracts A to D in the Source Booklet before answering Question 1.
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1 (a) Explain one reason why Brompton might use job production.
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, (b) Using the data in Extract B, calculate the change in labour
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candidate information
Candidate surnameOther names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 7 June 2023
9BS0/02
Paper
Morning (Time: 2 hours)
reference
Business
Advanced
PAPER 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy
You must have: Total Marks
Source Booklet (enclosed)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with
centre number and candidate number.
•There are two sections in this question paper.
your name,
•providedthe– there
• Answer all
Answer questions in the spaces
may be more space
questions.
than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on
•each question. You may use a calculator.
in brackets
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
question.
Turn over
Answer ALL questions.
2
Turn
over
, SECTION A
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Read Extracts A to D in the Source Booklet before answering Question 1.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 (a) Explain one reason why Brompton might use job production.
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, (b) Using the data in Extract B, calculate the change in labour
productivity between 2019 and 2020. State your answer to two
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