About A Level Business
A Level Business (Cambridge (CAIE) 9609) is examined in the May/June and Oct/Nov series. Tayyari Karo has real questions from 2021 to 2026 across Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4, covering topics such as Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Leadership and Break-Even Analysis. The fastest way to improve is to work through real questions and read why each answer is right.
Tayyari Karo collects the real Cambridge (CAIE) Business questions in one place, sorted by paper and topic. They are structured questions, each with a full model answer.
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May/June 2021 · Paper 1 · Leadership
Define the term 'laissez-faire leadership'.
Explain two disadvantages to employees of autocratic leadership.
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A relaxed/hands-off/laid-back approach; less control/authority/supervision by managers; employees trusted to take decisions; employees have authority to initiate and complete projects/delegation. Sound definition: 2 of the factors listed above (2 marks). Partial definition: 1 factor (1 mark).
Answers could include: The strict supervision might be demotivating; a lack of ideas from employees — they do not feel valued or trusted; one-way communication — the ideas of employees are not heard; a lack of motivation/job satisfaction/morale; less chance for employees to ask questions; less chance/opportunity for employee creativity; lack of trust between managers and employees. …
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May/June 2021 · Paper 1 · Marketing
Define the term 'market segmentation'.
Explain two benefits to a business of market segmentation.
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An approach to marketing; identifies different sub-groups within a market; targeting different products to each market segment/type of customer; segmentation might be due to age/social factors/income levels/geographic/sociological factors; customers with similar needs grouped together. Sound definition: 2 of the factors listed above (2 marks). Partial definition: 1 factor (1 mark). …
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May/June 2021 · Paper 1 · Finance
Explain the advantages to a manufacturing business of using sale and leaseback of non-current assets as a source of finance.
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Where a business sells an asset in order to raise finance and leases the same asset back from the new owner. The business will have an inflow of money which could be large if the non-current asset is, for example, a building. This can be used to fund projects or equipment. The business will still have access to and use of the asset after the sale, therefore the sale should not cause any disruption to the operation of the business. The payment of regular lease payments can allow for ease of budgeting for a business. The maintenance of the asset is usually taken over by the new owner, therefore reducing ongoing maintenance costs. Effective explanation (4–5 marks). …
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May/June 2021 · Paper 1 · Operations Management
Define the term 'inventory reorder level'.
Explain two advantages to a business of holding buffer inventory.
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Trigger amount/pre-set level of inventory; where/at which point a business would place a new order for inventory; allows time for new inventory to arrive before current stock runs out. Sound definition: 2 of the factors (2 marks). Partial definition: 1 factor (1 mark).
Answers could include: Allows a business to meet increases in demand; it prevents shortages in the case of a late delivery or disruption of production of work in progress; it allows a business to take advantage of bulk buying discounts that can significantly reduce the costs of inventory; reduces the effect of price fluctuations. Sound explanation of two advantages (3 marks). …
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Common questions
Are these real A Level Business past-paper questions?
Yes. Every question comes from a real Cambridge (CAIE) Business (9609) paper from 2021 to 2026. Each one shows the year, session and paper it came from.
Is it free?
You can start free with no signup. A small set of papers per subject is free, and Premium unlocks every paper, the full question bank and the paper PDFs.
Do I get the answers and explanations?
Yes. Every question gives you the correct answer straight away with a short explanation, so you learn from mistakes instead of just marking them.
Which papers does it cover?
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4 across the May/June and Oct/Nov sessions. Structured questions show a full model answer.
