Edexcel GCSE Business Paper 2 - Wednesday 05 June 2024 [Exam Chat]

@Pwca could you add it to the list, thanks :smile:

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itsbushrahossain

Anyone have any predictions?

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Original post by itsbushrahossain

Anyone have any predictions?

I've wondered whether they'd do anything about X/Twitter because they do the bigger companies in paper 2 and Elon bought Twitter in 2022 and they make papers a year in advance, so it was something fairly topical for the time, so it's a thought, but I don't know what questions they'd ask or anything and I'm obviously not 100% sure

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It’s 1hr 45 exam and it’s an afternoon exam, ugh so long.. hopefully this paper is good! For paper 1 I worked backwards but for this paper I might just do it normally front to back. Good luck everyone!

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How did everyone find the exam? :smile:

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natalia2007

average

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What did everyone write for the differential question and the productivity one

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Also what did everyone get for the big mark questions and what were they

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Original post by Liqht

How did everyone find the exam? :smile:

Quite nice! Hope I don’t jinx myself😭

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Original post by ContentRegistere

What did everyone write for the differential question and the productivity one

I don’t remember the question exactly😭 so could you tell me what it asked and I’ll tell u what I said

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Original post by ContentRegistere

Also what did everyone get for the big mark questions and what were they

9 marker in section C talked ab a choice between selling assets and something like introducing a new share or sum to cover loan repayments for Cineworld .

12 marker in section C was explain the importance of lowering prices to Cineworld to return to profit

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And I don’t remember the exact wording of the 9 marker in section B but the choice was between employing part time or employing full time workers

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Original post by unequivocal

And I don’t remember the exact wording of the 9 marker in section B but the choice was between employing part time or employing full time workers

What did you talk about for the 12 marker in Section C and another question was Negative Productivity to Popeyes or something, I'm so stressed

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Original post by unequivocal

9 marker in section C talked ab a choice between selling assets and something like introducing a new share or sum to cover loan repayments for Cineworld .
12 marker in section C was explain the importance of lowering prices to Cineworld to return to profit

And the 9 marker for section C

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Original post by ContentRegistere

What did you talk about for the 12 marker in Section C and another question was Negative Productivity to Popeyes or something, I'm so stressed

disadvantages of improved productivity i said: expensive to re-train staff and could put more stress on them --> demotivation --> leave the business but it was a really weird question, so I'm not sure how valid those points are

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onyfirenze

was ok. the 6marker about drawbacks of productivity was tricky but I talked about them need to take more staff so more specialized chefs and that cost a lot of money so increased cost and decreased profit and therefore less chance to retain profit to renew how the restaurant look like to attire new costumers

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onyfirenze

for the last question I said that they need to decrease the price and that is important because they need to be competitive and convenient for the costumer in order to get costumer in the cinema and therefore do more sales to cover the debt and do profit. But then for the negative I said that they may choose to close down some of the cinema or the special features of some cinema such as 4K or 4X as they cost so therefore cost could reduced and so more chances to break even

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onyfirenze

for the environment one the 6 marker I wrote they will not risk to be fined because they have taken action to not harm environment and therefore money is not wasted and saved and that make cost lower, so therefore more likely to do profit and retain the profit to develop new products

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