plumiSources of business finance: Edexcel GCSE Business questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Business exam question on 1.3.4 Sources of business finance, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 11 questions on Sources of business finance, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q1(b) (1 mark): Which one of the following is a short-term source of finance? (1) Select one answer. A Crowd funding B Focus group C Trade credit D Venture capital
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q2(d) (3 marks): Explain one disadvantage to a small business from using retained profit for expansion. (3)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q6(c) (9 marks): Justify which one of these two options Adikoggz should choose. (9) SECTION B Look at Figure 2 and read Extract A, then answer Questions 4, 5 and 6. Extract A Ad
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q3(d) (3 marks): Explain one advantage to a small business from using retained profit as a source of finance. (3)
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q2(d) (3 marks): Explain one disadvantage to a small business of using an overdraft as a source of business finance. (3)
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q5(b) (2 marks): Using the information in Table 2, calculate, to 2 decimal places, the monthly repayments for the loan. You are advised to show your workings. (2) 5 When startin
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q1(a) (1 mark): Which one of the following is a long-term source of finance? (1) Select one answer. A Overdraft B Revenue C Trade credit D Venture capital
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q1(d) (3 marks): Explain one advantage to a small business of using trade credit as a source of finance. (3)
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q7(b) (1 mark): Using the information in Table 3, identify the best year for Loco to save any retained profit it may have. (1) Read the following extract carefully and then ans
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q1(a) (1 mark): Which one of the following is a short-term source of finance? Select one answer. (1) A Retained profit B Share capital C Trade credit D Venture capital
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q7(d) (9 marks): Justify which one of these two options Aphrodite should choose. (9) Read the following extract carefully and then answer Question 7. Write your answers in the s
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