plumiMarket research: Edexcel GCSE Business questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Business exam question on 1.2.2 Market research, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 12 questions on Market research, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3(d) (3 marks): Explain one disadvantage to a small business of using primary market research. (3)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q2(a) (2 marks): Which two of the following could be used to collect secondary market research? (2) Select two answers. A Focus group B Internet C Market reports D Observation E
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q5(a) (2 marks): Using the information in Table 2, calculate the average number of trainers customised per month from July to December 2022. You are advised to show your working
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q5(b) (2 marks): Using the information in Table 2, calculate, to 2 decimal places, the percentage change in sales from November to December 2022. (2) 5 Table 2 shows how many pa
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q5(c) (6 marks): Analyse the impact on Lili Heating Ltd of using the internet to collect secondary market research. (6) 5 Table 2 shows forecasts from the business plan for mont
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q7(b) (1 mark): Using the information in Table 4, identify which type of energy use declined the most between 2018 and 2019. (1) In the Source Booklet, look at Figure 3 and rea
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q6(c) (9 marks): Justify which one of these two options Little Movers should choose. (9) Read the following extract before answering Questions 4, 5 and 6. Write your answers in
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q1(b) (1 mark): Which one of the following could be used to identify customer needs? (1) Select one answer. A Business idea B Business objectives C Market research D Marketing
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q2(e) (3 marks): Explain one disadvantage to a small business of using a focus group to collect market research data. (3)
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q2(a) (2 marks): Which two of the following are examples of secondary market research? (2) Select two answers. A Focus group B Internet C Market report D Observation E Survey
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q2(e) (3 marks): Explain one disadvantage to a small business of using qualitative data for market research. (3)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q6(a) (1 mark): State one benefit to Last Course Patisserie of conducting secondary market research. (1) 6 The new head chef carried out secondary market research to identify i
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