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Business Paper 02
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Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Managing Business Activities
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Answer the questions in the spaces
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• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
• question. You may use a calculator.
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Business paper2
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, Answer ALL questions.
SECTION A
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Read Extracts A and B in the Source Booklet before answering Question 1.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 (a) What is meant by exchange rate?
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(b) What is meant by efficiency?
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Please check the examination details below before entering your
candidate information
Candidate surnameOther names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level
3 GCE
Thursday 22 May
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
2025 referen 8BS0/
ce
Business Paper 02
🟐 🟐
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Managing Business Activities
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 your
centre number and candidate number.
•
• Answer
name, all
Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space
questions.
than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
• question. You may use a calculator.
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
P74195A
©2025 Pearson
Business paper2
,Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/
, Answer ALL questions.
SECTION A
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Read Extracts A and B in the Source Booklet before answering Question 1.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 (a) What is meant by exchange rate?
(2)
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(b) What is meant by efficiency?
(2)
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