AS Level Business
(9609)Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
break-evenBpointB-
BAnswerBtheBpointBatBwhichBtheBcostsBofBproducingBaBproductBequalBtheBrevenueB
madeBfromBsellingBtheBproduct
BudgetingB-
BAnswerBFinancialBplanning,BinvolvingBforecastsBofBsales,Bcosts,BprofitsBandBcashBflow
s.
CentralisationB-
BAnswerBAllBauthorityBtoBtakeBdecisionsBisBheldBbyBtheBseniorBmanager(s).
chainBofBcommandB-
BAnswerBtheBlineBofBauthorityBthatBmovesBfromBtheBtopBofBaBhierarchyBtoBtheBlowe
stBlevel
competitivenessB-
BAnswerBHowBeffectivelyBanBorganizationBmeetsBtheBwantsBandBneedsBofBcustomersB
relativeBtoBothersBthatBofferBsimilarBgoodsBorBservices
communicationsB-BAnswerBTheBexchangeB(i.e.BsendingBandBreceiving)BofBinformation.
horizontalBcommunicationsB-
BAnswerBInformationBexchangedBatBtheBsameBlevel,Be.g.BbetweenBdepartments.
verticalBcommunicationsB-
BAnswerBInformationBsentBupBandBdownBtheBchainBofBcommand.
, consumerBprotectionB-
BAnswerBLegislationBandBregulationBdesignedBtoBprotectBconsumersBfromBfraudulentBs
alesBmethods,BandBfromBgoodsBwhichBareBnotBfitBforBtheBpurposeBintendedBorBareB
notBofBmerchantableBquality.
cooperativeBsocietyB-
BAnswerBABmutualBorganisationBfinanced,BownedBandBrunBbyBitsBmembers.
costs:BdirectBorBvariableB-
BAnswerBCostsBwhichBvaryBwithBoutput,Be.g.BpieceBrateBcostsBnotBdirectlyBattributabl
eBtoBaBproduct.
costs:BindirectBorBfixedB-
BAnswerBCostsBwhichBhaveBtoBbeBpaid,BwhetherBorBnotBthereBisBanyBproduction
customerBserviceB-
BAnswerBActivitiesBandBbenefitsBprovidedBbyBaBbusinessBtoBitsBcustomersBtoBcreateB
goodwillBandBcustomerBsatisfaction
debentureB-BAnswerBABlong-
termBbondBthatBisBnotBsecuredBbyBaBmortgageBonBspecificBproperty.
decentralisationB/BtoBdecentraliseB-
BAnswerBAuthorityBtoBtakeBdecisionsBisBdelegatedBdownwardsBthroughBtheBchainBofB
command.BDecentralisationBgivesBmoreBresponsibilityBtoBemployees.
directorB-
BAnswerBABprivateBorBpublicBcompanyBactsBthroughBhumanBagents,Bi.e.Bdirectors,Bwh
oBhaveBtheBoverallBresponsibilityBforBtheBpoliciesBandBdirectionBofBtheBorganisation.
disposableBincomeB-
BAnswerBIncomeBremainingBforBaBpersonBtoBspendBorBsaveBafterBallBtaxesBhaveBbee
nBpaid
(9609)Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
break-evenBpointB-
BAnswerBtheBpointBatBwhichBtheBcostsBofBproducingBaBproductBequalBtheBrevenueB
madeBfromBsellingBtheBproduct
BudgetingB-
BAnswerBFinancialBplanning,BinvolvingBforecastsBofBsales,Bcosts,BprofitsBandBcashBflow
s.
CentralisationB-
BAnswerBAllBauthorityBtoBtakeBdecisionsBisBheldBbyBtheBseniorBmanager(s).
chainBofBcommandB-
BAnswerBtheBlineBofBauthorityBthatBmovesBfromBtheBtopBofBaBhierarchyBtoBtheBlowe
stBlevel
competitivenessB-
BAnswerBHowBeffectivelyBanBorganizationBmeetsBtheBwantsBandBneedsBofBcustomersB
relativeBtoBothersBthatBofferBsimilarBgoodsBorBservices
communicationsB-BAnswerBTheBexchangeB(i.e.BsendingBandBreceiving)BofBinformation.
horizontalBcommunicationsB-
BAnswerBInformationBexchangedBatBtheBsameBlevel,Be.g.BbetweenBdepartments.
verticalBcommunicationsB-
BAnswerBInformationBsentBupBandBdownBtheBchainBofBcommand.
, consumerBprotectionB-
BAnswerBLegislationBandBregulationBdesignedBtoBprotectBconsumersBfromBfraudulentBs
alesBmethods,BandBfromBgoodsBwhichBareBnotBfitBforBtheBpurposeBintendedBorBareB
notBofBmerchantableBquality.
cooperativeBsocietyB-
BAnswerBABmutualBorganisationBfinanced,BownedBandBrunBbyBitsBmembers.
costs:BdirectBorBvariableB-
BAnswerBCostsBwhichBvaryBwithBoutput,Be.g.BpieceBrateBcostsBnotBdirectlyBattributabl
eBtoBaBproduct.
costs:BindirectBorBfixedB-
BAnswerBCostsBwhichBhaveBtoBbeBpaid,BwhetherBorBnotBthereBisBanyBproduction
customerBserviceB-
BAnswerBActivitiesBandBbenefitsBprovidedBbyBaBbusinessBtoBitsBcustomersBtoBcreateB
goodwillBandBcustomerBsatisfaction
debentureB-BAnswerBABlong-
termBbondBthatBisBnotBsecuredBbyBaBmortgageBonBspecificBproperty.
decentralisationB/BtoBdecentraliseB-
BAnswerBAuthorityBtoBtakeBdecisionsBisBdelegatedBdownwardsBthroughBtheBchainBofB
command.BDecentralisationBgivesBmoreBresponsibilityBtoBemployees.
directorB-
BAnswerBABprivateBorBpublicBcompanyBactsBthroughBhumanBagents,Bi.e.Bdirectors,Bwh
oBhaveBtheBoverallBresponsibilityBforBtheBpoliciesBandBdirectionBofBtheBorganisation.
disposableBincomeB-
BAnswerBIncomeBremainingBforBaBpersonBtoBspendBorBsaveBafterBallBtaxesBhaveBbee
nBpaid