[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-detail-207575-en":3,"doc-seo-207575-105":30,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":90},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",{"doc_id":7,"user_id":8,"nickname":9,"user_avatar":10,"doc_module":4,"category_id":11,"category_name":12,"doc_title":13,"doc_description":14,"doc_content":15,"file_id":16,"file_url":17,"file_type":18,"file_size":19,"view_count":4,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":20,"is_downloadable":20,"audit_status":20,"page_count":21,"language":22,"language_code":23,"site_id":24,"html_lang":23,"table_of_contents":25,"faqs":26,"seo_title":27,"seo_description":14,"update_tm":28,"read_time":29},207575,962085571259,"Putri","https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0",4,"Exam","Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business - Paper 2: Investigating large businesses","Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business Paper 2 focuses on investigating large businesses through scenario-based questions and short definitions. Candidates respond to multiple-choice items and written responses using business concepts such as business sectors, cost types, exchange rate impacts, long-term sources of finance, and revenue growth calculations. The paper also tests key theory terms including crowdfunding, branding, diseconomies of scale, and cost-plus pricing using provided formulae and marks guidance.","| Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information\u003Cbr>Candidate surname Other names |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Pearson Edexcel International GCSE | Centre Number Candidate Number\u003Cbr> |  |\n| Friday 24 May 2019\u003Cbr>Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper Reference 4BS1/02R Business\u003Cbr>Paper 2: Investigating large businesses |  |  |\n| Calculators may be used. |  | Total Marks |\n\nInstructions  \n• Use black ink or ball-point pen.  \n• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.  \n• Answer all questions  \n• Answer the questions in the spaces provided  \n.  \n– there may be more space than you need.  \nInformation  \n• The total mark for this paper is 80  \n• The marks for each question are shown in brackets  \n.  \n– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.  \nAdvice  \n• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it  \n• Try to answer every question  \n.  \n• Check your answers if you have time at the end  \n.  \n.  \nTurn over   \nP59932A  \n©2019 Pearson Education Ltd. 1/1/1/1/1  \n*P59932A0116*  \nFORMULAE FOR INTERNATIONAL GCSE BUSINESS STUDIES  \nGross profit margin:  \nGross profit = revenue – cost of sales Gross profit margin = g~~ ~~ross~~ ~~prevenit x 100  \nOperating profit margin:  \nOperating profit = gross profit – other operating expenses  \noperating profit  \nOperating profit margin = x 100  \nrevenue  \nMark up:  \nMark up = ~~ ~~pcrofostitppeerriitemm x 100  \nReturn on capital employed (ROCE):  \nROCE = operating profit capital employed x 100  \nCurrent ratio:  \nCurrent ratio =  current assets   \ncurrent liabilities  \nAcid test ratio:  \nAcid test ratio = current assets – inventory  \ncurrent liabilities  \n2  \n*P59932A0216*  \nAnswer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.  \nSome questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box  and then mark your new answer with a cross .  \nYellow, a clothing retailer, is part of BEXIMCO Textiles Limited. Yellow opened in 2004 and now has 15 stores across Bangladesh and Pakistan, with new stores opening in Dubai and Toronto. Yellow clothes are mainly manufactured in Bangladesh. Some are bought from manufacturers in other countries. Yellow expects its suppliers and manufacturers to provide fair wages and safe working conditions. It requires every manufacturer to commit to meeting recognised health and safety standards, be ethical and environmentally sustainable. It encourages all of its manufacturers to use Kaizen.  \n1 (a) (i) Which sector does a clothing retailer operate in?  \n(1)  \n A Primary  \n B Secondary  \n C Tertiary  \n D Quaternary  \n(ii) Which one of the following is an example of a fixed cost?  \n(1)  \n A Rent  \n B Overdraft charges  \n C Raw materials  \n D Commission  \nYellow’s store in Dubai ordered 2,000 T-shirts at a cost of 6 000 Rupees each.  \nCurrently the exchange rate is 1 Rupee = 0.032 Dirham (AED) .  \n(iii) What would the Yellow store in Dubai pay in Dirhams for the 2,000 T-shirts?  \n(1)  \n A 62 500  \n B 187 500  \n C 375 000  \n D 12 000 000  \n*P59932A0316*  \n3  \nTurn over   \nSix months later, Yellow placed a repeat order for the same number ofT-shirts atthe same price. The exchange rate now is 1 Rupee = 0.042 AED.  \n(iv) What would be an effect on Yellow of the change in the exchange rate?  \n(1)  \n A Lower profit  \n B Higher variable costs  \n C Cash flow deteriorates  \n D Could charge lower prices  \n(v) Which one of the following is a long-term source of finance?  \n(1)  \n A Sales revenue  \n B Reinvested profit  \n C Trade credit  \n D Bank overdraft  \nFigure 1 shows financial information in Rupees for 2015 to 2016.  \n\n| Year ending | 2016 | 2015 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Revenue | 13 399 000 | 12 880 000 |\n\nFigure 1  \n(vi) What is the percentage increase in revenue from 2015 to 2016?  \n(1)  \n A 4.03%  \n B 5. 19%  \n C 6.44%  \n D 8.69%  \n(b) Define the term crowdfunding.  \n(1)  \n.........","cbCairUR8wUa2dUX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairUR8wUa2dUX","pdf",393907,1,16,"English","en",105,"# Instructions\n## Answering and marking guidance\n# Business scenario: Yellow retailer\n## Business sector and fixed costs\n## Exchange rates and finance sources\n## Revenue calculation and percentage increase\n# Short answer definitions and theory\n## Crowdfunding\n## Branding\n## Diseconomies of scale\n## Cost-plus pricing","[{\"question\":\"What business topics are covered in Paper 2: Investigating large businesses?\",\"answer\":\"The paper covers sectors and fixed costs, exchange rate effects, long-term sources of finance, revenue growth, and short theory questions including crowdfunding, branding, diseconomies of scale, and pricing using mark-up.\"},{\"question\":\"How should candidates record answers if they change their minds?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates should put a line through the original box answer and then mark the new answer with a cross.\"},{\"question\":\"What formula support is provided for calculations in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"A formula sheet is included with commonly used Business Studies calculations such as gross profit margin, operating profit margin, mark up, ROCE, current ratio, and acid test ratio.\"}]","Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business - Paper 2: Investigating large businesses | PDF",1788600044,40,{"code":4,"msg":31,"data":32},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":33,"title":13,"keywords":34,"description":14,"schema_data":35,"social_meta":85,"head_meta":87,"extra_data":89,"updated_unix":28},"pearson-edexcel-international-gcse-business-paper-2-investigating-large-businesses","",{"@graph":36,"@context":84},[37,53,67],{"@type":38,"itemListElement":39},"BreadcrumbList",[40,44,48,51],{"item":41,"name":42,"@type":43,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":45,"name":46,"@type":43,"position":47},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":49,"name":12,"@type":43,"position":50},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":52,"name":13,"@type":43,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/pearson-edexcel-international-gcse-business-paper-2-investigating-large-businesses/207575/",{"url":52,"name":13,"@type":54,"author":55,"headline":13,"publisher":57,"fileFormat":60,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":61,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":60,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":56},"Person",{"url":41,"name":58,"@type":59},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-05",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",{"@type":68,"mainEntity":69},"FAQPage",[70,76,80],{"name":71,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":73},"What business topics are covered in Paper 2: Investigating large businesses?","Question",{"text":74,"@type":75},"The paper covers sectors and fixed costs, exchange rate effects, long-term sources of finance, revenue growth, and short theory questions including crowdfunding, branding, diseconomies of scale, and pricing using mark-up.","Answer",{"name":77,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":78},"How should candidates record answers if they change their minds?",{"text":79,"@type":75},"Candidates should put a line through the original box answer and then mark the new answer with a cross.",{"name":81,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":82},"What formula support is provided for calculations in the paper?",{"text":83,"@type":75},"A formula sheet is included with commonly used Business Studies calculations such as gross profit margin, operating profit margin, mark up, ROCE, current ratio, and acid test ratio.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":52,"og:type":86,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":58,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":88,"canonical":52},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":24},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":91},[92,96,100,103,108,113,117,122,127,130,134],{"id":20,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":47,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},70,"exam",{"id":104,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":29,"slug":116},7,"Healthcare","healthcare",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":125,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":129},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":131,"slug":133},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":135,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":46,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":137},19,"General","general"]