EDEXCELGCSE BUSINESS QUESTION PAPER
PAPER 2B BUILDING A BUSINESS
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Centre Number Candidate Number
Edexcel GCSE Business
Paper 2b: Building a business
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Time: 1 hour 30 Minutes Paper 2b
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Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number
• There are three sections in this paper
• Answer all questions in each section
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need
• Calculators may be used
• You are advised to show all your working out with your answer clearly identified at the
end of your solution
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 90
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much
time to spend on each question
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it
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Edexcel GCSE Business
Paper 2b
Section A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED
Some 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 ✗ .
1 (a) Which one of the following is a feature of a flat organisational structure?
Select one answer:
A Many levels of hierarchy
B Long chain of command
C Wide span of control
D Close supervision
(1)
(b) Which one of the following is a barrier to international trade?
Select one answer:
A Imports
B Exports
C Tariffs
D Globalisation
(1)
(c) Explain one advantage to a business of using external recruitment.
(3)
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