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Ratio analysis: OCR A‑Level Business questions

Every OCR A-Level Business exam question on Ratio analysis, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q11(a)

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

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  2. Q11(b)

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

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  3. Q9

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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  4. Q20(a)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 1

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  5. Q20(b)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 1

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  6. Q20(c)

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  7. Q13(a)(ii)

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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  8. Q2

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

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  9. Q7(a)

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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  10. Q7(b)

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  11. Q18(a)

    November 2021 · Paper 1

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  12. Q8(a)

    November 2021 · Paper 2

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All 12 questions on Ratio analysis, as a list
  1. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q11(a) (2 marks): Calculate Pickfords’ return on capital employed (ROCE) for the year ended 30 September 2022. Answer [2]
  2. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q11(b) (4 marks): Explain how two of Pickfords’ stakeholders might use the financial documents in Extract D. Stakeholder 1 Stakeholder 2 [4]
  3. June 2025, Paper 2, Q9 (9 marks): Evaluate whether ratio analysis is useful in assessing the performance of Coffee#1. [9]
  4. June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q20(a) (2 marks): Using the information in Table 1, calculate the current ratio for Mark Hill Hair Cosmetics Ltd. Answer [2]
  5. June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q20(b) (2 marks): Refer to Table 2. It is estimated that the costs of the most expensive ‘cut & blow dry’ service at Mark Hill Hair Cosmetics Ltd. are: • raw materials = £5 • lab
  6. June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q20(c) (1 mark): Identify one reason why calculating financial ratios is useful to a private limited company. [1]
  7. June 2024, Paper 2, Q13(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the debtor collection period. Show your working. Answer = [2]
  8. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): An extract from a company’s statement of financial position is shown below. £000’s £000’s Current assets Inventories 60 Trade and other receivables 20 Cash and
  9. June 2023, Paper 2, Q7(a) (2 marks): the dividend yield. Show your working. Answer = [2]
  10. June 2023, Paper 2, Q7(b) (2 marks): the price / earnings ratio. Show your working. Answer = [2]
  11. November 2021, Paper 1, Q18(a) (5 marks): Daphne, “…has been thinking about analysing the business’ profit margins in more detail.” (Line 54) If Daphne sells each slice of one of her large cakes for £2.
  12. November 2021, Paper 2, Q8(a) (2 marks): Calculate KKL’s acid test ratio for the year ended 31 March 2019. Answer = [2]

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