plumiBusiness operations: Edexcel GCSE Business questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Business exam question on 2.3.1 Business operations, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 15 questions on Business operations, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q2(a) (2 marks): Which two of the following are services? (2) Select two answers. A Accountancy B Clothing C Computers D Financial advice E Shoes
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q5(c) (6 marks): Analyse the drawback to Pladis’ from using batch production. (6) 5 Table 2 contains information about the financial performance of Pladis in 2022. £ millions Sa
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(c) (6 marks): Analyse the drawback to Popeyes from trying to improve productivity. (6) 5 Table 2 shows the price of items in an order placed by a customer at Popeyes. Item Pr
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q1(d) (3 marks): Explain one impact on a business of using flow production. (3) 1 Figure 1 shows a diagram of the product life cycle. Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Sales Sales
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q2(b) (2 marks): Which two of the following are services? (2) Select two answers. A Accountancy B Biscuits C Furniture D Hairdressing E Shoes
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q5(c) (6 marks): Analyse the benefit to Ocado of using new technology in its warehouses. (6) 5 Table 2 contains information about the price of an annual supermarket delivery pas
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q3(c) (3 marks): Explain one method that a business could use to reduce its environmental impact. (3)
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q4(a) (2 marks): Outline one drawback to Greggs of using batch production in its factories. (2) Read the following extract before answering Questions 4, 5 and 6. Write your answ
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q4(b) (6 marks): Analyse the impact on Greggs from increasing the use of technology in its factories. (6) Read the following extract before answering Questions 4, 5 and 6. Write
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q6(a) (1 mark): State one good that Greggs produces in its factories. (1) Read the following extract before answering Questions 4, 5 and 6. Write your answers in the spaces pro
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q2(a) (2 marks): Which two of the following are examples of goods? (2) Select two answers. A Cars B Education C Hairdressing D Televisions E Train journeys
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q4(b) (6 marks): Analyse the benefit to Tesla of using flow production in its new factory. (6) Read the following extract before answering Questions 4, 5 and 6. Write your answe
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q4(a) (2 marks): Outline one benefit to KFC of using batch production in its restaurants. (2) Read the following extract before answering Questions 4, 5 and 6. Write your answer
- June 2019, Paper 2, Q1(c) (3 marks): Explain one drawback to a business of using job production. (3)
- June 2019, Paper 2, Q2(b) (2 marks): Which two of the following are likely to increase the productivity of a business? Select two answers. (2) A Excessive communication B Pressure groups C Retraini
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