plumiSources of finance: OCR A‑Level Business questions
Every OCR A-Level Business exam question on Sources of finance, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 6 questions on Sources of finance, as a list
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q4 (1 mark): What is a short-term source of finance suitable for an entrepreneur starting their first business? (a) Retained profit (b) Sale and leaseback (c) Trade credit (
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q17 (2 marks): Outline one source of finance that a sole trader may use when setting up a business. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q2 (1 mark): What is a long-term source of finance suitable for a business start-up operating as a partnership? (a) Bank loan (b) Debentures (c) Retained profit (d) Share is
- June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q12 (1 mark): Which of the following is a long-term source of finance for a sole trader? (a) Overdraft (b) Sale and leaseback (c) Share issue (d) Trade credit [1]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q11 (15 marks): 11* Evaluate sources of finance available to Argos to help it to achieve its ‘strategy for the future’. (line 36) [15]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q2 (1 mark): Which of the following sources of finance is only available to a public limited company? (a) A share issue (b) Debentures (c) Debt factoring (d) Sale and leaseb
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