AQA A Level End of year quiz

Which of these factors are likely to be most important when a business chooses a key strategic supplier?

The sales budget assumed 200 units would be sold for £15 each; actual sales were £4,200. What was the sales variance?

Which the these is likely to be a feature of a "hard HRM" strategy?

Which of these statements about public limited companies (PLCs) is true?

Which motivational theorist was associated with "scientific management"?

A decision to cut jobs as part of a cost-reduction strategy is most likely to be opposed by which stakeholder groups?

The main reason why a business will want to reduce waste is to:

Which of these products would be most likely to benefit from a price skimming strategy?

A common drawback of using secondary marketing research is that:

Which of these clusters of industries tends to experience the highest levels of labour turnover?

A likely benefit of a business achieving successful product differentiation is:

If a business is working at 60% capacity utilisation and is producing 9,000 units per week, what is capacity? (2 mins)

A price cut by 10%, demand increases from 1,750 to 2,000 units per week. What is the PED? (2 mins on the timer!)

Short-term cash flow can be improved by:

What "rights" do existing shareholders have in a rights issue?

The following are all operational objectives linked to quality, except which one?

In which situation is an effective manager most likely to use a laissez-faire management style?

A likely advantage of a business holding relatively high levels of inventory is that the business will:

In the Blake Mouton Grid, what name is given to a leadership style with maximum concern for both people and performance?

In decision trees, The financial value of an outcome (estimated financial effect X probability) is known as the

The most important protection given by law to shareholders of a limited company is:

A description of a tall organisational structure would be:

The most efficient level of output is where:

The use of catalogues and e-commerce to make products available to customers is an example of:

Which one of these actions would be most likely to improve contribution per unit?

Two likely consequences of a high incidence of stock outs are:

A business is most likely to be adversely affected by a significant rise in interest rates if it has:

How would employees in a large supermarket chain be mapped in terms of their stakeholder interest and power?

Which of these conditions in a market or industry would make it harder to set realistic marketing objectives?

Fixed costs are £7,000 pcm. The price is £67 (pu) & variable cost is £22 (pu). Break even level of production is:

What would be an example of a stock-holding cost?

A downside of using decision trees in business decision-making is that:

The level of consumer demand in general is likely to be most directly affected by changes in:

A corporate objective of survival is most likely to be set by:

A distribution channel is best described as:

Two likely benefits of a business successfully achieving a corporate objective of cost efficiency are:

Which of these is the best description of the concept of “opportunity cost”?

Which of these types of consumer product require the least thought and planning before purchase?

Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to effect Next plc’s share price?

Which of these measures would help monitor the reliability of a supplier?

A reduction in the quantity or value of inventories held would normally:

What variables does the Boston Matrix analyse?

What name is given to where a company lists its shares on a public stock exchange for the first time?

For an office-based professional services business, leasing would be the most appropriate way to finance the purchase of

Which of the following might result in a short-term reduction in capacity utilisation?

Which need did Maslow believe could not be satisfied completely for most employees?

Which of these pricing tactics is illegal under competition law?

PED is -1.6. IF the selling price is increased by 5% the likely effect is:

The cash flows from a product are most likely to be negative during which phase of the product life cycle?

Which of these is most likely to result in a higher share price for a quoted company?

What management style means that all decisions are made centrally?