CIE IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES

TOPICAL PAST PAPER QUESTIONS

PAPER 1

1.0 Understanding business activity

1.1 Business activity
1.2 Classification of businesses
1.3 Enterprise, business growth and size
1.4 Types of business organisation
1.5 Business objectives and stakeholder objectives

2.0 People in business

2.1 Motivating employees
2.2 Organisation and management
2.3 Recruitment, selection and training of employees
2.4 Internal and external communication

3.0 Marketing

3.1 Marketing, competition and the customer
3.2 Market research
3.31 Marketing mix – Product
3.32 Marketing mix – Price
3.33 Marketing mix – Place
3.34 Marketing mix – Promotion
3.3 Marketing mix – Technology & marketing mix
3.4 Marketing strategy

4.0 Operations management

4.1 Production of goods and services
4.2 Costs, scale of production and break-even analysis
4.3 Achieving quality production
4.4 Location decisions

5.0 Financial information and decisions

5.1 Business finance: needs and sources
5.2 Cash-flow forecasting and working capital
5.3 Income statements
5.4 Statement of financial position
5.5 Analysis of accounts

6.0 External influences on business activity

6.1 Economic issues
6.2 Environmental and ethical issues
6.3 Business and the international economy