Edexcel A Level Business Exam Questions By Topic

The Market, Market Research, Market Positioning

Demand, Supply, Markets, Price Elasticity of Demand (PED), Income Elasticity of Demand (YED)

Product or Service Design, Branding & Promotion, Pricing Strategy, Distribution, Marketing Strategy

Approaches to Staffing, Recruitment, Selection & Training, Organisational Design, Motivation in Theory & Practice, Leadership

Role of an Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial Motives & Characteristics, Business Objectives, Forms of Business, Business Choices, Moving From Entrepreneur to Leader

Internal Finance, External Finance, Liability, Planning

Sales Forecasting, Sales, Revenue & Costs, Break-even, Budgets

Profit, Liquidity, Business Failure

Production, Productivity & Efficiency, Capacity Utilisation, Stock Control, Quality Management

Economic Influences, Legislation, The Competitive Environment

Corporate Objectives, Theories of Corporate Strategy, SWOT Analysis, Impact of External Influences

Growth, Mergers & Takeovers, Organic Growth, Reasons for Staying Small

Quantitative Sales Forecasting, Investment Appraisal, Decision Trees, Critical Path Analysis

Corporate Influences, Corporate Culture, Shareholders Versus Stakeholders, Business Ethics

Interpretation of Financial Statements, Ratio Analysis, Human Resources

Causes & Effects of Change, Key Factors in Change, Scenario Planning

Growing Economies, International Trade & Business Growth, Factors Contributing to Increased Globalisation, Protectionism, Trading Blocs

Conditions that Prompt Trade, Assessing a Country as a Market, Assessing a Country as a Production Location, Reasons for Global Mergers or Joint Ventures, Global Competitiveness

Marketing, Niche Markets, Cultural & Social Factors

The Impact of MNCs, Ethics, Controlling MNCs

The Pre-Release Context, Trends in the Consumption of Confectionery & Biscuits, Business Growth in the UK Confectionery Market, Business Growth in the World Confectionery Market, Businesses in the UK Confectionery Retail Market, Businesses in the UK Biscuit Retail Market, The External Business Environment, The Competitive Environment, Global Marketing by Confectionery Businesses, Economic Influences on Confectionery Businesses, Practice Questions

Pre-release context, Trends in the consumption of recorded music, Businesses in the UK music retail market, Business growth and objectives, Global music recording and distribution businesses, Music entrepreneurs, Live music events in the UK, Managing resources at live music events, Practice questions