Business 9609 · AS & A Level
Business objectives
100 practice questions on Business objectives, with worked solutions and instant marking.
Distinguish between the ‘private sector’ and the ‘public sector’.
March 2016
Analyse the importance of employee motivation in helping a business achieve its objectives.
March 2016
Discuss how and why a multinational food manufacturer might set corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a business objective.
March 2016
Explain why a mission statement could be significant for a multinational business.
March 2017
Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of a ‘public limited company’ legal structure for business.
March 2017
‘A family retail business ought to remain small rather than making growth an objective.’ Do you agree? Justify your answer.
March 2018
Briefly explain what the term 'business objective' means.
March 2018
Recommend which option Jim ought to choose by using the case-study information. Justify your view.
March 2019
Define the term 'corporate social responsibility (CSR)' (line 4).
March 2021
Define the term ‘mission statement’ in line 7.
March 2022
Analyse two reasons why a change in a business' objectives could influence its shareholders.
March 2023
Analyse two barriers faced by an entrepreneur when starting up a business.
March 2024
Analyse two limitations that capital intensive operations can create for a business.
March 2025
Evaluate whether Frank should introduce price skimming.
March 2025
Explain one reason why RCR’s objectives may change over time.
March 2025
Distinguish clearly between ‘strategy’ and ‘tactics’.
Summer 2016
‘Because profit and corporate social responsibility (CSR) can conflict, private sector businesses should not have CSR as an objective.' Do you agree? Justify your view.
Summer 2016
Analyse why setting corporate objectives is important for a large business.
Summer 2016
Analyse the reasons that SC’s objectives might change over time.
Summer 2016
Explain briefly what the term 'mission statement' means (line 2).
Summer 2016
Analyse the advantages for CC of setting a CSR objective.
Summer 2016
Explain why corporate objectives matter to a business.
Summer 2017
Analyse why a business must be accountable to its stakeholders.
Summer 2017
Analyse two possible reasons why SA’s objectives have altered over time.
Summer 2017
Explain why profitability is important to QL.
Summer 2017
Discuss a pricing strategy that would be appropriate for the new range of trousers DC could introduce.
Summer 2017
Explain how ethics may affect the objectives of a business.
Summer 2018
‘A business mission statement is only important if it directly affects the strategy and tactics of that business.’ Discuss this viewpoint.
Summer 2018
Explain why the objectives of a business might change over time.
Summer 2018
Analyse the possible advantages for a community of a business with triple bottom line targets.
Summer 2018
With reference to Table 2 and any other data, recommend which supermarket CS should close. Justify your recommendation.
Summer 2018
Explain factors that may influence the scale of operations of a business.
Summer 2019
Analyse the benefits of crowd funding as a source of finance for small businesses.
Summer 2019
Analyse how social enterprises affect the development of a country.
Summer 2019
Analyse the ways in which small businesses affect the development of a country.
Summer 2019
Define the term 'objective' (line 8).
Summer 2019
Explain how a mission statement is related to a business objective.
Summer 2019
Define the term 'mission statement' from line 2.
Summer 2019
Analyse the possible benefits to a business from increasing its market share.
Summer 2020
Define what is meant by the term ‘private sector’.
Summer 2020
Analyse how customer relations for an online retailer can be improved by using the 4Cs.
Summer 2020
Recommend which option Thomas ought to select for his new shop. Justify your recommendation.
Summer 2020
Recommend which of the two internal growth options SH ought to select. Justify your recommendation.
Summer 2020
Analyse the role of small businesses in a country's economy.
Summer 2021
Define ‘strategy’.
Summer 2021
Analyse why two of the elements of the triple bottom line are important to LO.
Summer 2021
Explain the meaning of ‘internal growth’ (line 13).
Summer 2021
Define the meaning of 'social enterprise'.
Summer 2022
Define what is meant by ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR).
Summer 2022
Explain the meaning of ‘mission statement’ (line 2).
Summer 2022
Recommend how SH could boost the value added of its service. Justify your recommendation.
Summer 2022
Analyse two reasons a business should set SMART objectives.
Summer 2023
Analyse a single way that conflict between stakeholders can influence a business.
Summer 2023
Identify one part of the triple bottom line.
Summer 2023
Evaluate whether DC should expand its operations by opening its new cocoa processing factory.
Summer 2023
Explain what is meant by sustainability.
Summer 2023
Explain one reason why MXB’s objectives may change.
Summer 2023
Analyse one advantage and one disadvantage to MXB of growing by launching a new product range of electric scooters.
Summer 2023
Evaluate whether Samira should accept Lara's offer to invest venture capital.
Summer 2024
Identify one objective that a private sector business seeks to achieve.
Summer 2024
Explain what sustainability means.
Summer 2024
Evaluate how significant it is for CS to be a small business.
Summer 2024
Define what the term mission statement means.
Summer 2025
Analyse two advantages to a business of making ethical decisions.
Summer 2025
Evaluate the most likely reason conflict could arise between the owners of NS.
Summer 2025
Evaluate the most likely reason for Kaia’s objectives to change over the next five years.
Summer 2025
Evaluate whether business growth is a suitable objective for FF.
Summer 2025
Define what is meant by the term ‘mission statement’.
Winter 2016
Analyse the attributes that enable an entrepreneur to succeed.
Winter 2016
Explain how a business could gain from acting ethically.
Winter 2017
What does the term 'social enterprise' mean?
Winter 2017
Analyse the significance of corporate objectives and departmental objectives in a business’s success.
Winter 2017
Analyse the main qualities that make an entrepreneur successful.
Winter 2018
Discuss the extent to which the stakeholders of a large clothing retailer might want the business to become more ethical and socially responsible.
Winter 2018
Discuss the probable advantages and disadvantages for the business of making this change.
Winter 2018
Analyse the importance for a business of setting clear marketing objectives.
Winter 2018
Analyse one advantage and one disadvantage for SP of using price discrimination.
Winter 2018
Recommend whether SP should close The Lido. Justify your answer.
Winter 2018
Evaluate which stakeholders are likely to be most affected by FC’s move from growth to profit maximisation.
Winter 2018
Define what is meant by ‘ethics’.
Winter 2019
Analyse why profit is not the principal objective of all private sector businesses.
Winter 2019
Explain why the objectives of a business may change over time.
Winter 2019
Discuss this view: 'Marketing is the most important function in a business.'
Winter 2019
Explain one difficulty that can arise when measuring the market share of QF.
Winter 2019
Recommend suitable promotion methods that would assist Seojun in achieving his objectives.
Winter 2019
Define what is meant by 'effectiveness'.
Winter 2020
Analyse the reasons mission statements matter to many businesses.
Winter 2020
Explain what is meant by the term ‘triple bottom line’ (line 15).
Winter 2020
Look at Table 2.1. Calculate the value of X.
Winter 2020
Analyse two reasons why clear business objectives are important for EC.
Winter 2020
Explain how corporate objectives and marketing objectives are linked in a business.
Winter 2021
Analyse the advantages that an overdraft can offer a business as a source of finance.
Winter 2021
Analyse the benefits to a business of debt factoring.
Winter 2021
Define what is meant by the term ‘business stakeholders’.
Winter 2021
Evaluate the possible clashes between the aims of two of TM’s stakeholders.
Winter 2021
Define the term ‘objective’ from line 13.
Winter 2021
Analyse two factors that could affect the source of finance Obi selects for the new van.
Winter 2021
Evaluate the benefits to SC of making corporate social responsibility (CSR) a business objective.
Winter 2021
Define what is meant by the term ‘ethics’.
Winter 2022
Define the term ‘public sector’.
Winter 2022