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This is the ZIMSEC O-Level Business Studies question paper for Paper 1 from June 2025. Use it for exam practice under timed conditions.
2 Section A [70 Marks] Answer all questions. 1 (a) State any three reasons for formulating business plans. [1] (b) Explain two disadvantages of operating on a large scale. [4] 2 (a) Identify any two drawbacks of using electronic media. [2] (b) Explain the benefits of automation to a business. $|4|$ 3 (a) Define the laissez-faire leadership style. (2) (b) A marketing manager intends to reduce the price of a leading school textbook from $$ 20$ to $$ 15$. This is expected to increase weekly sales of the textbook from 180 to 240 textbooks. (i) Calculate the price elasticity of demand of the textbook. [2] (ii) Comment on your answer in (b)(i) above. |3| 4 Explain the importance of motivation to a brickmaking firm. [5] 5 (a) Describe any three functions of the Central Bank. (3) (b) Discuss the usefulness of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to a retail shop. [5] 6 (a) Define quality circles. [2] (b) Distinguish between efficiency and effectiveness. [4] 7 To what extent is Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) of use to a business? [5] 8 (a) Outline any two elements of the macro-environment. (b) Explain any two benefits of benchmarking. [4] 9 Analyse the importance of high gearing to a firm. [4] 10 (a) Give any two customer-based pricing strategies. [2] (b) Explain any two barriers to communication which lie with the sender. |4| 11 Assess the importance of increasing capacity utilisation to a firm. [4] 12 (a) Give any two reasons why a firm might employ part time workers. [2] (b) Evaluate the usefulness of worker participation to an organisation. [4] CS CamScanner