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Every AQA A-Level Business exam question on 3.9.1 Assessing a change in scale, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2025 Paper 3, question 02: Analyse the impact of the proposed retrenchment on VBM’s marketing activities in Europe. [12 marks] Vignal Babbel Motors (VBM) Background information Vignal Bab](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71323-jun25-02-qp.webp)
![June 2024 Paper 1, question 08: The diagram below shows ‘the experience curve’ of a particular business. The x-axis for this diagram measures: [1 mark] A annual output. B capacity utilisation](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71321-jun24-08-qp.webp)
![June 2024 Paper 3, question 05: Sanjay is considering two options for the growth of Speed-e-Puds Ltd. Would you advise him to choose Option 1 or Option 2? Justify your answer. [20 marks] Sanja](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71323-jun24-05-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 1, question 15: A food manufacturer buys two businesses: a direct competitor and a food wholesaler. What is this an example of? [1 mark] A Backward vertical integration and for](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71321-jun23-15-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 1, question 22: Is it inevitable that large, growing businesses will eventually experience rising unit costs? Justify your view. [25 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71321-jun23-22-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 3, question 02: Logger Boards Ltd’s growth has been organic rather than external. Analyse why Bodhi may have preferred organic growth to external growth. [12 marks] Bodhi Doyle](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71323-jun23-02-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 3, question 06: Many businesses have a strategy of growth. To what extent does the success of a growth strategy for any business depend mainly on its leadership? [24 marks] Bod](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71323-jun23-06-qp.webp)
![June 2022 Paper 1, question 02: A business is able to reduce unit costs because of lessons learned throughout the period in which it has existed. This is known as: [1 mark] A economies of scal](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71321-jun22-02-qp.webp)
Q02.4
The whole paper ↗![June 2022 Paper 2, question 02.4: Are ventures a good way for all businesses to grow? Justify your view. [16 marks] 0 2 Read the information below and then answer the questions that follow. Ocad](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71322-jun22-02-4-qp.webp)
![November 2021 Paper 1, question 13: The leadership crisis occurs at the end of which of Greiner’s stages of growth? [1 mark] A Growth through collaboration B Growth through creativity C Growth thr](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71321-nov21-13-qp.webp)
![November 2020 Paper 1, question 07: Figure 1 shows Greiner’s five stages of growth. Figure 1 Point ‘X’ shows the crisis of [1 mark] A autonomy at the end of the delegation stage. B autonomy at the](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71321-nov20-07-qp.webp)
Q03.4
The whole paper ↗![November 2020 Paper 2, question 03.4: Zani PLC has grown by selling franchises. To what extent is selling franchises a good way for any business to grow? [16 marks] 0 3 Read the information below an](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71322-nov20-03-4-qp.webp)
All 16 questions on Assessing a change in scale, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q08 (1 mark): Statement 1: ‘Retrenchment is less likely to be faced with organised resistance if the business has a low level of trade union membership.’ Statement 2: ‘Retren
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q02 (12 marks): Analyse the impact of the proposed retrenchment on VBM’s marketing activities in Europe. [12 marks] Vignal Babbel Motors (VBM) Background information Vignal Bab
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q08 (1 mark): The diagram below shows ‘the experience curve’ of a particular business. The x-axis for this diagram measures: [1 mark] A annual output. B capacity utilisation
- 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, Paper 3, Q05 (20 marks): Sanjay is considering two options for the growth of Speed-e-Puds Ltd. Would you advise him to choose Option 1 or Option 2? Justify your answer. [20 marks] Sanja
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q15 (1 mark): A food manufacturer buys two businesses: a direct competitor and a food wholesaler. What is this an example of? [1 mark] A Backward vertical integration and for
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q22 (25 marks): Is it inevitable that large, growing businesses will eventually experience rising unit costs? Justify your view. [25 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q02 (12 marks): Logger Boards Ltd’s growth has been organic rather than external. Analyse why Bodhi may have preferred organic growth to external growth. [12 marks] Bodhi Doyle
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q06 (24 marks): Many businesses have a strategy of growth. To what extent does the success of a growth strategy for any business depend mainly on its leadership? [24 marks] Bod
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q02 (1 mark): A business is able to reduce unit costs because of lessons learned throughout the period in which it has existed. This is known as: [1 mark] A economies of scal
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q02.4 (16 marks): Are ventures a good way for all businesses to grow? Justify your view. [16 marks] 0 2 Read the information below and then answer the questions that follow. Ocad
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q09 (1 mark): A business introduces two strategies (X and Y) to improve profits: Strategy X: Focusing on selling goods with a positive income elasticity of demand. Strategy Y
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q13 (1 mark): The leadership crisis occurs at the end of which of Greiner’s stages of growth? [1 mark] A Growth through collaboration B Growth through creativity C Growth thr
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q07 (1 mark): Figure 1 shows Greiner’s five stages of growth. Figure 1 Point ‘X’ shows the crisis of [1 mark] A autonomy at the end of the delegation stage. B autonomy at the
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q11 (1 mark): Statement 1: ‘External growth requires a business to integrate with another business that is located in a different country.’ Statement 2: ‘Organic growth requi
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q03.4 (16 marks): Zani PLC has grown by selling franchises. To what extent is selling franchises a good way for any business to grow? [16 marks] 0 3 Read the information below an
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