AQA Business Studies BUSS2 - 21th May 2012

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Reply 120

thairshan

Original post by QwertyG

72 unit per worker ???

Yh thats what i got easy 5 marks :smile:

Reply 121

EmilyJay

Guys i did something stupid on the Labour Productivity question.. I wrote it as a percentage. I did the answer and formula, then as I went back and checked all my answers i put a percentage sign on the end automatically :frown:

Will i still get marks?

Reply 122

Oliver1234

Original post by thairshan

For labour productivity one did anyone get 72 is it correct??

Yeah i put 72 think its right output divided by workers which was 60 . How did you think the paper went

Reply 123

QwertyG

Original post by Oliver1234

Yeah i put 72 think its right output divided by workers which was 60 . How did you think the paper went

mixed hope I got an A how do you think you did

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 124

Oliver1234

Original post by QwertyG

mixed hope I got an A how do you think you did

Good i think , i managedto get an A in unit 1 but felt that was really easy . Think i had good application , but didnt like the tqm question really

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 125

homousandfalafel

Original post by QwertyG

72 unit per worker ???

I got 72, but forgot to write the units after :s-smilie:

will i loose a mark?

Reply 126

Oliver1234

Original post by homousandfalafel

I got 72, but forgot to write the units after :s-smilie:

will i loose a mark?

Just had to put 72

Reply 127

timmy121

Worked out the labour productivity correctly, however for some reason i wrote 82 instead of 72, rather annoying :frown:

Reply 128

QwertyG

Original post by timmy121

Worked out the labour productivity correctly, however for some reason i wrote 82 instead of 72, rather annoying :frown:

wtf

Reply 129

wastry

You will get all 5 marks just for putting "72" as long as it is clear and easy for the examiner to see i.e in a box - the risk with not putting a unit i.e tonnes per year is if by accident you put 73 for whatever reason your all of a sudden down to 3 marks instead of 5 (1 for not getting the correct answer - 1 for not putting the correct unit)

As for putting an extra percentage sign I think you'll get away with it unless your very unlucky as after all it's "potitive marking" (i think it is anyway). Worst case scenario you'll probabley get 4 instead of 5.

Reply 130

timmy121

Original post by QwertyG

wtf

Did the calculation correct but must have seen the answer on the calculator as 82 instead of 72 as i came out the exam hall thinking the answer was 82, yes i'm a piloc :colondollar:

Reply 131

QwertyG

Opinions on grade boundaries imo they gonna be high

Reply 132

HeyyImRyan

Original post by HP348

Did anybody mention Taylor for the question on pay and customer targets?

Yup!

Reply 133

Sujayshah2

DI'd anyone mention that the PED and say it was in elastic?

Reply 134

Sophie1805

Original post by Sujayshah2

DI'd anyone mention that the PED and say it was in elastic?

Yeahp! I then used the formula to say that a decrease in price by 10% would mean a 20% increase in demand!!! :]
Easy marks

Reply 135

CharlieG17

Original post by Sophie1805

Yeahp! I then used the formula to say that a decrease in price by 10% would mean a 20% increase in demand!!! :]
Easy marks

If it's inelastic then demand wont be affected by a change in price.

Reply 136

Sophie1805

Original post by CharlieG17

If it's inelastic then demand wont be affected by a change in price.

It was elastic, the value was -2.0

If you multiply -2.0 by -10 (which is the decrease in %price to become a price taker) then you get +20%. (i.e. rise in demand by 20%)

Reply 137

Laurenculver

I stupidly put down 7.2 instead of 72.. but all my working out was correct (4000 something divided by 60 - I like the way they slyly mentioned that the staff increases by 50% in 2014) I guess I'd lose a mark or two?

Reply 138

thairshan

i mentioned that as a conclusion that she made the wrong decession because she failed to notice or take into consideration that the ped was - therefore it as a result had caused the demand/customer number to fall because of this increase in price.