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Understanding management decision making: AQA A‑Level Business questions

Every AQA A-Level Business exam question on 3.2.2 Understanding management decision making, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q01.3

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    9 marks3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 01.3: Using Appendix D and the other information available, analyse why SCF chose Option 2. Your answer should include quantitative and qualitative information. [9 ma

  2. Q09

    June 2024 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    June 2024 Paper 1, question 09: In a decision tree there are four possible outcomes of an action. The probabilities of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd outcomes are 0.4, 0.32 and 0.24 respectively. The pr

  3. Q04

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    9 marks3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 04: PE Ltd is deciding whether to enter a new market by targeting individual households directly. Analyse how PE Ltd might benefit from using a decision tree when m

  4. Q01

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 01: A company decides to rely only on decision trees to decide whether to accept a project. If decisions are based on the financial outcome, what is the most import

  5. Q03

    June 2022 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    June 2022 Paper 1, question 03: In a decision tree the net gain of a decision is the: [1 mark] A average pay-off of the outcomes. B expected value of the best decision minus the expected value

  6. Q14

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

    4 marks3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 14: A business is deciding whether to expand through investing in new stores. The business produces the decision tree below. Calculate the net gain to this business

  7. Q17.1

    November 2021 · Paper 1

    3 marks3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    November 2021 Paper 1, question 17.1: Referring to Figure 3, calculate the expected value and the net gain of Option 1. Show your working. [3 marks] 1 7 Figure 3 shows a decision tree with three opt

  8. Q17.2

    November 2021 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    November 2021 Paper 1, question 17.2: Using these calculations and the other data in Figure 3, state which one of the three options the business should choose. [1 mark] 1 7 Figure 3 shows a decision

  9. Q09

    November 2020 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    November 2020 AS Paper 1, question 09: A manager uses decision trees to choose the best financial outcome from four different options. Results from these options are shown below. Option Result 1 Resu

  10. Q03

    November 2020 · AS Paper 2

    3 marks3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 03: Explain one ethical issue that the managers needed to consider when starting ‘Our Place’. [3 marks] Parkside Theatre Parkside Theatre is a small independent cin

  11. Q05

    November 2020 · AS Paper 2

    9 marks3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
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    November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 05: The board of directors insisted on Lorna using scientific decision-making techniques before investing in ‘Our Place’. Analyse why. [9 marks] Parkside Theatre Pa
All 11 questions on Understanding management decision making, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q01.3 (9 marks): Using Appendix D and the other information available, analyse why SCF chose Option 2. Your answer should include quantitative and qualitative information. [9 ma
  2. June 2024, Paper 1, Q09 (1 mark): In a decision tree there are four possible outcomes of an action. The probabilities of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd outcomes are 0.4, 0.32 and 0.24 respectively. The pr
  3. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q04 (9 marks): PE Ltd is deciding whether to enter a new market by targeting individual households directly. Analyse how PE Ltd might benefit from using a decision tree when m
  4. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q01 (1 mark): A company decides to rely only on decision trees to decide whether to accept a project. If decisions are based on the financial outcome, what is the most import
  5. June 2022, Paper 1, Q03 (1 mark): In a decision tree the net gain of a decision is the: [1 mark] A average pay-off of the outcomes. B expected value of the best decision minus the expected value
  6. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q14 (4 marks): A business is deciding whether to expand through investing in new stores. The business produces the decision tree below. Calculate the net gain to this business
  7. November 2021, Paper 1, Q17.1 (3 marks): Referring to Figure 3, calculate the expected value and the net gain of Option 1. Show your working. [3 marks] 1 7 Figure 3 shows a decision tree with three opt
  8. November 2021, Paper 1, Q17.2 (1 mark): Using these calculations and the other data in Figure 3, state which one of the three options the business should choose. [1 mark] 1 7 Figure 3 shows a decision
  9. November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q09 (1 mark): A manager uses decision trees to choose the best financial outcome from four different options. Results from these options are shown below. Option Result 1 Resu
  10. November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q03 (3 marks): Explain one ethical issue that the managers needed to consider when starting ‘Our Place’. [3 marks] Parkside Theatre Parkside Theatre is a small independent cin
  11. November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q05 (9 marks): The board of directors insisted on Lorna using scientific decision-making techniques before investing in ‘Our Place’. Analyse why. [9 marks] Parkside Theatre Pa

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