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Eduqas A-Level Business past-paper questions on BO.8 Business revenue and costs, 2016–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 70 questions on Business revenue and costs, as a list
- June 2025, Component 1, Q2(a) (4 marks): Calculate Carly’s annual profit for 2024 (Show your workings.)
- June 2025, Component 1, Q2(b) (3 marks): Calculate and comment on the change in average profit per exploding chocolate box
- June 2025, AS Component 1, Q2(a) (3 marks): Calculate the total contribution made from the ticket sales last month. Show your
- June 2025, AS Component 1, Q3(a)(i) (1 mark): Calculate the margin of safety during the first year of trading.
- June 2025, AS Component 1, Q3(a)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate the profit for the first year of trading.
- June 2025, AS Component 1, Q3(a)(iii) (2 marks): Calculate the average cleaning price per house. Show your workings.
- June 2025, AS Component 1, Q3(b) (6 marks): To what extent do you agree with Olaf’s view that conducting break-even analysis is an
- June 2024, Component 1, Q3(a) (2 marks): Calculate the contribution per unit for Location A.
- June 2024, Component 1, Q3(b) (2 marks): Calculate the break-even point for Location B.
- June 2024, Component 1, Q3(c) (2 marks): With reference to the break-even point for each location, suggest which location The
- June 2024, Component 1, Q3(d) (10 marks): Evaluate the usefulness of break-even to The Great Escape when deciding on its new
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): State the formula for calculating revenue.
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): State the formula for calculating profit.
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q2(a)(iii) (2 marks): Over the past year Lottie sold 2280 ride-on cars. Calculate her current level of
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q2(b) (4 marks): Calculate the new break-even output if Lottie implemented:
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q2(c) (6 marks): Analyse two qualitative factors Lottie should consider before implementing either of her
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q3(b) (1 mark): Calculate her previous month’s sales revenue.
- June 2024, AS Component 2, Q1(b) (1 mark): Calculate the amount of stamp duty tax Lisa would have paid if the UK Government had
- June 2023, Component 1, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Calculate Decrease the Load’s costs for 2021
- June 2023, Component 1, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the percentage change in revenue between 2020 and 2022
- June 2023, Component 1, Q2(b) (4 marks): Outline two possible reasons for the change in Decrease the Load’s profit over the
- June 2023, Component 1, Q2(c) (10 marks): Evaluate the impact of the change in profits on the stakeholders of Decrease the Load.
- June 2023, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(i) (4 marks): Using the data in Table 2, construct the break-even graph for Option Two,
- June 2023, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(ii) (1 mark): Identify the break-even number of customers.
- June 2023, AS Component 1, Q3(d) (9 marks): Using quantitative and qualitative data, discuss which option Emma should choose. [9] 3
- June 2022, Component 1, Q3(a) (1 mark): Identify one example of a semi-variable cost.
- June 2022, Component 1, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): the new total revenue line.
- June 2022, Component 1, Q4(a)(ii) (1 mark): the new total costs line.
- June 2022, Component 1, Q4(b) (2 marks): Explain how these changes have affected the break-even point.
- June 2022, Component 1, Q4(c) (10 marks): Evaluate the usefulness of break-even to the stakeholders of a business.
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q4(a) (2 marks): Outline the difference between fixed costs and variable costs.
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q4(b)(i) (2 marks): Total contribution for Order 1
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q4(b)(ii) (1 mark): Total revenue for Order 2
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q4(b)(iii) (1 mark): Total variable costs for Order 3
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q4(b)(iv) (2 marks): Break even output for Order 2
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q4(c) (4 marks): Using the data, advise Kim on which order would be the best option.
- June 2022, AS Component 2, Q3(c) (9 marks): Using the quantitative and qualitative data available, assess whether Neve should go
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q3(a) (2 marks): Calculate Roshan’s contribution per chair.
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q3(b)(i) (2 marks): Calculate Roshan’s new break-even output.
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q3(b)(ii) (4 marks): Explain the effect of these changes on Roshan’s business.
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): month 280 Tracy believes that her contribution per unit for the eye tests and the glasses are similar to her local competition. (a) Define the following terms:
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): Contribution per unit
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q2(b) (3 marks): Calculate Tracy’s average monthly profit.
- Autumn 2020, AS Component 1, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): State the formula for calculating total costs.
- Autumn 2020, AS Component 1, Q2(a)(ii) (4 marks): Calculate Arjun’s profit for the month of July. (Show your workings)
- Autumn 2020, AS Component 1, Q2(b) (8 marks): With reference to all the information provided, discuss the options available to Arjun to
- June 2019, Component 1, Q2(a)(i) (3 marks): Construct and fully label a break-even chart on the graph paper provided.
- June 2019, Component 1, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate how many hats Jacob needs to sell to break-even.
- June 2019, Component 1, Q2(a)(iii) (1 mark): Calculate the margin of safety.
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(a)(i) (1 mark): What is the break-even point?
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(a)(ii) (1 mark): What is the current value of fixed costs?
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(a)(iii) (1 mark): What is the unit price per 1 box of toffee fudge?
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(b)(i) (1 mark): What is meant by the margin of safety?
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(b)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the margin of safety based on the advice of her business advisor.
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(i) (2 marks): Using the chart on page 6, plot and label the new total costs line if variable costs
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(ii) (1 mark): Using the new total costs line, state what Josephine’s profit will be if 15 000 units are
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(iii) (1 mark): What is the effect of the change in total costs on the break-even point?
- June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(d) (6 marks): Evaluate the usefulness of break-even analysis to businesses.
- June 2018, Component 1, Q4(b) (2 marks): Calculate her breakeven output per month (show your workings).
- June 2018, Component 1, Q4(c) (3 marks): Calculate her estimated profit or loss for next year.
- June 2018, AS Component 1, Q3(a) (4 marks): chairs which she sells at £150 each. Her variable costs per chair are £50 and her annual fixed costs are £14 400. She sold 100 chairs in the month of November.
- June 2018, AS Component 1, Q3(b) (4 marks): chairs which she sells at £150 each. Her variable costs per chair are £50 and her annual fixed costs are £14 400. She sold 100 chairs in the month of November.
- June 2017, Component 1, Q3(d)(ii) (3 marks): Calculate her weekly profit.
- June 2017, AS Component 1, Q3(a) (1 mark): Calculate sales revenue if all gnomes are sold.
- June 2017, AS Component 1, Q3(b) (2 marks): Calculate the contribution made per gnome.
- June 2017, AS Component 1, Q3(c) (3 marks): Calculate break-even output.
- June 2017, AS Component 1, Q3(d) (4 marks): Calculate the profit made if all gnomes are sold.
- June 2016, AS Component 1, Q3(b) (4 marks): Use the information above to calculate the:
- June 2016, AS Component 1, Q3(c) (3 marks): Construct and label a break-even chart on the graph paper below.
- June 2016, AS Component 1, Q3(d) (1 mark): How many bars of soap would need to be sold to break-even?
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