plumiThe purpose and nature of businesses: AQA GCSE Business questions
Every AQA GCSE Business exam question on 3.1.1 The purpose and nature of businesses, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on The purpose and nature of businesses, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q01.8 (2 marks): Explain one reason why a person might want to become an entrepreneur. [2 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q01.11 (2 marks): Explain what is meant by opportunity cost for a business. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.10 (2 marks): Businesses aim to meet the needs and wants of customers. Explain the meaning of the term ‘need’ using an example. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.12 (4 marks): Land is one of the four factors of production. Identify and explain two factors of production other than land. [4 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q01.9 (2 marks): Explain one reason why someone may want to start a business. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q02.4 (2 marks): Explain how a service is different from a good. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q01.10 (2 marks): Describe one characteristic of an entrepreneur. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q03.1 (1 mark): Identify one sector of production. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q02.1 (2 marks): Describe what is meant by the term ‘entrepreneur’. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q01.6 (1 mark): Which of the following is one of the four factors of production? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q03.2 (4 marks): The business has decided to expand by introducing car phone holders to its product range. Using Item C, explain the opportunity cost of this decision. [4 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.1 (1 mark): Which of the following characteristics of an entrepreneur is the ability to develop new ideas/products? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.6 (1 mark): Enterprise is one of the four factors of production. Which of the following is a definition of enterprise? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q01.5 (1 mark): Which of these is an example of a business in the secondary sector? [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q01.3 (1 mark): Which of the following is an explanation of opportunity cost? [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q02.2 (1 mark): Using Item A, give one reason why John became an entrepreneur. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q02.5 (2 marks): Explain, using an example, the difference between a need and a want. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q02.1 (1 mark): Identify the business sector that provides services to customers. [1 mark]
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