plumiCost and availability of materials: OCR GCSE Design and Technology questions
Every OCR GCSE Design and Technology exam question on 8.1 Cost and availability of materials, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 23 questions on Cost and availability of materials, as a list
- June 2025, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a) (1 mark): Calculate the area of the front of the display board. Area mm2 [1]
- June 2025, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(e)(i) (3 marks): The length of the arm on the adult sized litter picker needs to be reduced by 250 mm. Calculate the length of material needed to make arms for a batch of 30 chi
- June 2025, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(e)(ii) (1 mark): The material for the arms is supplied in lengths of 3 m. Calculate the number of 3 m lengths required to manufacture the batch of 30 child-sized litter pickers.
- June 2025, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(e)(iii) (1 mark): One 3 m length of material costs the manufacturer £9.75. Calculate the cost of buying the material needed for 30 child-sized litter pickers. Cost £ [1]
- June 2024, Principles of Design and Technology, Q1(c) (2 marks): A sail is being added to the mast to enhance the design. The sail is a triangular piece of fabric with dimensions shown below. 2000 mm 1000 mm Calculate the sur
- June 2024, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(b)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the maximum number of net (developments) that can be cut from one sheet of 841 × 594 mm card. Maximum number [2]
- June 2024, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): The manufacturer needs to make 12 500 burger boxes. Calculate how many sheets of card are required. Number of sheets [2]
- June 2024, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(d)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the cost saving of printing 12 500 burger boxes in black and white compared to full colour. Cost saving £ [2]
- June 2024, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(d)(ii) (2 marks): Adding one extra colour to the black and white printing increases the overall cost by 30%. Calculate the cost of printing 12 500 burger boxes in black and white
- June 2023, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Calculate the length of steel bar needed to make the circular outer frame of the clock. Circumference circle = πd Length of steel bar mm [1]
- June 2023, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the surface area of the clock. Give your answer in cm2. Area = πr2. Surface area cm2 [2]
- June 2023, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a)(iii) (1 mark): The manufacturer wants to make a smaller version of the clock keeping all proportions the same. Calculate the diameter of the circular outer frame if a scale of
- June 2023, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(d)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the percentage of sales for January – March. January – March sales % [2]
- June 2022, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the length of steel box section needed to make one frame. Length of steel cm [2]
- June 2022, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): The steel box section is available in one metre lengths. Calculate how many one metre lengths are needed to make one table. Number of one metre lengths [2]
- June 2022, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(b)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the area of one table top. State the unit for your answer. Area of one table top Unit [2]
- June 2022, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): The oak blocks are 200 mm long and 50 mm wide. Calculate the minimum number of oak blocks needed to make one table top. Minimum number of oak blocks [2]
- June 2022, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(d)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the minimum volume of the cardboard box needed to contain one side table. State the unit for your answer. Minimum volume Unit [3]
- November 2021, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a)(i) (2 marks): The deck chair seat is made from a rectangular piece of woven fabric measuring 500 mm wide and 1370 mm long. Calculate the area of fabric needed to make one dec
- November 2021, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(a)(ii) (3 marks): The woven fabric is manufactured in 1 m × 50 m rolls. Calculate how many deck chair seats can be cut from one roll of fabric. Number of deck chair seats [3]
- November 2021, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(b) (4 marks): The deck chair frame in Fig. 2 is made from six pieces of timber (excluding dowel rods). The timber is supplied in standard lengths of 1800 mm. The standard len
- November 2021, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(c)(i) (2 marks): Each deck chair uses four bolts. Calculate the total cost of the bolts needed to make 50 deck chairs. Total cost £ [2]
- November 2021, Principles of Design and Technology, Q2(c)(ii) (3 marks): The supplier of the bolts gives a discount if the manufacturer buys the bolts in bulk. The manufacturer purchases 400 packs of bolts at a cost of £5997. Calcula
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