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M ON BUSINESS ACTIVITY QUESTION PAPER
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(AUTHENTIC MARKING SCHEME ATTACHED)
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GCSE
BUSINESS
Paper 1 Influences of operations and HRM on business activity
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Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
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henboxnaroundneachnpagenornonnblanknpages.
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hisnbook.n Writenthenquestionnnumbernagainstnyournanswer(s).
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CORRECTnMETHOD WRONGnMETHODS
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.n 1 Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnanfinancialnmethodnofnmotivation?
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A Commission
B Greaternresponsibility
C Jobnshare
D Training
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.n 2 Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnannexamplenofnonnthenjobntraining?
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A Anhealthnandnsafetyncoursenatnanlocalncollege.
B AnnICTncoursenatnantrainingncentre.
C Observingnannemployeendoingnhernjob.
D Studyingnfornandegreenonline.
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0 1 .n 3 Whichnofnthenfollowingnisncorrectnwhennanbusinessnusesnjust-in-
casenstockncontrolnrathernthannjust-in-timenstockncontrol?
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A Deliveriesnarenmorenfrequent.
B Lessnwarehousenspacenwillnbenneeded.
C Stocknisnlessnlikelyntongonoutnofndate.
D Suddennincreasesninndemandnarennotnanproblem.
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.n 4 Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnanbenefitnofnusingnanwebsitentonprovideninformationnton
customers?
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A Cannincludenanswersntoncustomernquestions.
B Followersncanncommentnonnyournposts.
C Goodsnandnservicesncannbensoldnonlinen24/7.
D Productsncannbensoldninnmanyncountries.
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.n 5 Whichnofnthenfollowingndescribesnthentotalnqualitynmanagementnapproachn(TQM)?
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A Checkingnfornfaultsnonlynatnthenendnofnproduction.
B Preventingnmistakes.
C Recallingnfaultynproductsnsold.
D Repairingnreturnednitemsnfreenofncharge.
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0 1 .n 6 Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnonenofnthenfournfactorsnofnproduction?
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A Competitors
B Enterprise
C Growth
D Quality
. Explainnonendetailnthatncouldnbenagreednbetweennpartnersninnanpartnership.
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Explainnonenreasonnwhynitnisnimportantnfornanbusinessntonhavenannin
ternalnorganisationalnstructure.
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Explainnonenexamplenofnhownanbusinessnwouldnmeetnthenrequirementsnofncon
sumernlawntonprovidensafengoodsnornservices.
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