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Every AQA A-Level Business exam question on 3.4.2 Analysing operational performance, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2023 Paper 1, question 01: Which of the following will cause spare capacity in a business to rise? [1 mark] A New competitors are entering the market. B The business closes some factories](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71321-jun23-01-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 3, question 03: To what extent does the data in Appendix A suggest that building the new production facility will improve Logger Boards Ltd’s operational efficiency? [16 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71323-jun23-03-qp.webp)
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The whole paper ↗![June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 17.1: Analyse the implications of the operational data in Table 3 on the prices that Napara plc can charge its customers. [9 marks] 1 7 Napara plc Napara plc is a lar](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71311-jun23-17-1-qp.webp)
![November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 01: Using the data in Figure 1, calculate the average weekly capacity utilisation in 2019. [3 marks] Parkside Theatre Parkside Theatre is a small independent cinema](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71312-nov20-01-qp.webp)
All 10 questions on Analysing operational performance, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q10 (1 mark): A business sets two operational objectives for its four factories: • to achieve a minimum capacity utilisation of 80% • to achieve a minimum labour productivity
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q05 (1 mark): The table below provides data on XYZ plc’s four factories. XYZ plc aims to achieve a minimum labour productivity of 3 units per employee and unit costs below £5
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q10 (1 mark): The data in the table refers to a company’s production of a product. Between 2020 and 2021 there was a decrease in the unit costs of the product. 2020 2021 Capa
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q11 (3 marks): A small theatre business opens at the weekends. This is the data recorded for one weekend. Saturday Sunday Number of seats sold 850 980 Capacity of theatre (num
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q01 (1 mark): Which of the following will cause spare capacity in a business to rise? [1 mark] A New competitors are entering the market. B The business closes some factories
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q03 (16 marks): To what extent does the data in Appendix A suggest that building the new production facility will improve Logger Boards Ltd’s operational efficiency? [16 marks]
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q17.1 (9 marks): Analyse the implications of the operational data in Table 3 on the prices that Napara plc can charge its customers. [9 marks] 1 7 Napara plc Napara plc is a lar
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q02 (12 marks): AM plc has a ‘produce or perish’ style of management. Analyse how this may have caused the performance data for its Chinese factory to differ from the average f
- November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q08 (1 mark): The data in Table 2 refer to Abacus plc in 2018 and 2019. Table 2 2018 2019 Number of employees 20 40 Output (units) 50 100 Capacity (units) 100 200 Statement 1
- November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q01 (3 marks): Using the data in Figure 1, calculate the average weekly capacity utilisation in 2019. [3 marks] Parkside Theatre Parkside Theatre is a small independent cinema
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