CIE A Level: Business Studies Unit 1 AS +
A2 (DRO/MPO/OCO/LWN)QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026-2027
AddedBValueB-
BAnswerBTheBdifferenceBbetweenBtheBcostBofBrawBmaterialsBandBfinalBpriceBofBtheBp
roduct.
ConsumerBproductsB-
BAnswerBBoughtBbyBtheBfinalBuserBwhoBwillBbenefitBfromBthemBandBnotBuseBthemBt
oBproduceBotherBproducts.
EntrepreneurB-
BAnswerBSomeoneBwhoBtakesBtheBpersonalBandBfinancialBriskBtoBstartBupBaBbusiness
Bventure.
SocialBenterpriseB-BAnswerBBusinessBwithBtheBtripleBbottomBlineBofBobjectives
PrimaryBsectorB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBinvolvedBinBfarming,BfishingBandBextractingBnaturalBresources.
SecondaryBsectorB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBinvolvedBinBmanufacturingBproductsBfromBprimaryBgoods.
TertiaryBsectorB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBinvolvedBinBprovidingBservicesBtoBconsumersBandBotherBbusiness
es.
PrivateBsectorB-
BAnswerBComprisesBbusinessesBownedBandBcontrolledBbyBindividualsBorBgroupsBofBpe
ople.
, PublicBsectorB-
BAnswerBComprisesBorganisationsBownedBby,BaccountableBtoBandBcontrolledBbyBtheBs
tate.
PrivatisationB-BAnswerBSellingBstate-
ownedBorganisationsBtoBinvestorsBinBtheBprivateBsector.
MultinationalBcompanyB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBwithBheadquartersBinBoneBcountryBbutBwithBoperatingBbranchesB
orBfactoriesBinBotherBcountries.
InternalBgrowthB-
BAnswerBExpansionBofBaBbusinessBbyBmeansBofBopeningBnewBbranches,BshopsBorBfac
toriesB-BorganicBgrowth
ExternalBgrowthB-BAnswerBExpansionBachievedBthroughBintegrationB-
BbyBaBbusinessBmergingBwithBorBtakingBoverBanotherBbusiness.BThisBcanBbeBfromBeit
herBtheBsameBorBaBdifferentBindustry.
StakeholderB-
BAnswerBPeopleBorBgroupsBofBpeopleBwhoBcanBbeBaffectedBby,BandBthereforeBhaveB
anBinterestBin,BanyBactionBbyBanBorgnaisation.
StakeholderBconceptB-
BAnswerBTheBideaBthatBbusinessesBandBtheirBmanagersBhaveBresponsibilitiesBtoBmany
Bgroups,BnotBjustBshareholders.
CSRB(CorporateBsocialBresponsibility)B-
BAnswerBTheBconceptBthatBbusinessesBshouldBconsiderBtheBinterestsBofBsocietyBinBits
BactivitiesBandBdecisions,BoverBandBaboutBitsBlegalBresponsibilities.
A2 (DRO/MPO/OCO/LWN)QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026-2027
AddedBValueB-
BAnswerBTheBdifferenceBbetweenBtheBcostBofBrawBmaterialsBandBfinalBpriceBofBtheBp
roduct.
ConsumerBproductsB-
BAnswerBBoughtBbyBtheBfinalBuserBwhoBwillBbenefitBfromBthemBandBnotBuseBthemBt
oBproduceBotherBproducts.
EntrepreneurB-
BAnswerBSomeoneBwhoBtakesBtheBpersonalBandBfinancialBriskBtoBstartBupBaBbusiness
Bventure.
SocialBenterpriseB-BAnswerBBusinessBwithBtheBtripleBbottomBlineBofBobjectives
PrimaryBsectorB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBinvolvedBinBfarming,BfishingBandBextractingBnaturalBresources.
SecondaryBsectorB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBinvolvedBinBmanufacturingBproductsBfromBprimaryBgoods.
TertiaryBsectorB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBinvolvedBinBprovidingBservicesBtoBconsumersBandBotherBbusiness
es.
PrivateBsectorB-
BAnswerBComprisesBbusinessesBownedBandBcontrolledBbyBindividualsBorBgroupsBofBpe
ople.
, PublicBsectorB-
BAnswerBComprisesBorganisationsBownedBby,BaccountableBtoBandBcontrolledBbyBtheBs
tate.
PrivatisationB-BAnswerBSellingBstate-
ownedBorganisationsBtoBinvestorsBinBtheBprivateBsector.
MultinationalBcompanyB-
BAnswerBBusinessesBwithBheadquartersBinBoneBcountryBbutBwithBoperatingBbranchesB
orBfactoriesBinBotherBcountries.
InternalBgrowthB-
BAnswerBExpansionBofBaBbusinessBbyBmeansBofBopeningBnewBbranches,BshopsBorBfac
toriesB-BorganicBgrowth
ExternalBgrowthB-BAnswerBExpansionBachievedBthroughBintegrationB-
BbyBaBbusinessBmergingBwithBorBtakingBoverBanotherBbusiness.BThisBcanBbeBfromBeit
herBtheBsameBorBaBdifferentBindustry.
StakeholderB-
BAnswerBPeopleBorBgroupsBofBpeopleBwhoBcanBbeBaffectedBby,BandBthereforeBhaveB
anBinterestBin,BanyBactionBbyBanBorgnaisation.
StakeholderBconceptB-
BAnswerBTheBideaBthatBbusinessesBandBtheirBmanagersBhaveBresponsibilitiesBtoBmany
Bgroups,BnotBjustBshareholders.
CSRB(CorporateBsocialBresponsibility)B-
BAnswerBTheBconceptBthatBbusinessesBshouldBconsiderBtheBinterestsBofBsocietyBinBits
BactivitiesBandBdecisions,BoverBandBaboutBitsBlegalBresponsibilities.