Business Studies Pearson Edexcel GCSE
Topic 1.5 Questions and Answers 2025
ExplainAoneAimpactAimprovedAtechnologyAmayAhaveAonAaAbusinessA-AconnectingA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TechnologyAallowsAbusinessesAtoAconnectAwithAtheirAcustomersAmoreAeasilyA(1).ATherefor
e,AtheAbusinessAcanAreceiveAinstantAfeedbackAfromAthemAthroughAsocialAmediaA(1).AThus,A
theAbusinessAcanArespondAbyAadaptingAitsAproductsAtoAsuitAchangingAcustomerAneedsA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAstakeholdersAcanAimpactAonAbusinessAactivityA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IfAmanagersAwereAnotAhappyAtheyAcouldAresignA(1)Aand,AifAtheyAareAdifficultAtoAreplaceAthisA
couldAleadAtoAproblemsAwithAcoordinationAandAcontrolA(1).AThisAcouldAultimatelyAmakeAitAdi
fficultAtoAmeetAtargetsAandAdeadlinesA(1)
EmployeesAcanAhaveAaAdirectAinfluenceAonAtheAqualityAofAaAbusiness'sAproductA/AserviceA(1
)Aand,Athus,AaAbusiness'sAsalesAandAprofitsA(1),AthroughAtheirAknowledge,AskillsAandAmotiva
tionA(1)
DiscussApossibleAconflictsAthatAcanAexistAbetweenAstakeholdersAofAaAbusinessA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ConflictAmayAexistAbetweenAsuppliersAandAtheAownersAorAmanagersAofAaAbusinessA(1).AThi
sAisAbecauseAsuppliersAwantAtoAbeApaidAonAtime,AbutAbusinessesAmayApreferAtoAtakeAlonge
rAtoApay,A(1)AinAorderAtoAensureAgoodAcashAflowA(1)
ExplainAoneAimpactAimprovedAtechnologyAmayAhaveAonAaAbusinessA-AproductivityA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ImprovedAtechnologyAwillAmeanAmachinesAwillAbecomeAmoreAproductiveA(1).ATherefore,At
heAunitAcostAofAproductionAwillAfallA(1).AAsAaAresult,AthisAwillAallowAtheAbusinessAtoAchargeAm
oreAcompetitiveApricesA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAdigitalAcommunicationAcanAimpactAonAaAbusiness'sAmarketingA
mixA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DigitalAcommunicationAhasAresultedAinAnewAwaysAtoApromoteAaAbusiness'sAproductsA/Aserv
ice(s)AwithoutAtheAcostAofAtraditionalAprintAmediaA(1).AThereforeAisAfarAcheaperAthanAprint,Ar
adioAorATVAadvertising,AyetAitAstillAbenefitsAfromAtheAstrengthsAofAtheseAmediaAinAtermsAofAb
eingAableAtoAincorporateAtext,Agraphics,AandAcolour,AandAwithAregardAtoATVAadvertising,Am
ovingApicturesAandAsoundA(1).ALeadingAtoAaAhealthyAcashAflowA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAtheAuseAofAanAelectronicApaymentAsystemAmightAimproveAtheApe
rformanceAofAaAbusinessA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ElectronicApaymentAsystemsAcanAincreaseAsalesA(1).AThisAisAbecauseAtheyAcanAmakeAitAea
sierAforAcustomersAtoAbuyAaAbusiness'sAproductsA/AserviceA(1),AandAreduceAtheAchanceAofAc
ustomersAabandoningAaAtransactionAbecauseApaymentAisAnotAconvenientA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAemploymentAlegislationAimpactsAonAbusinessesA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IfAaAbusinessAfailsAtoAcomplyAwithAemploymentAlegislationAitAcouldAfaceAclaimsAforAcompen
Topic 1.5 Questions and Answers 2025
ExplainAoneAimpactAimprovedAtechnologyAmayAhaveAonAaAbusinessA-AconnectingA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TechnologyAallowsAbusinessesAtoAconnectAwithAtheirAcustomersAmoreAeasilyA(1).ATherefor
e,AtheAbusinessAcanAreceiveAinstantAfeedbackAfromAthemAthroughAsocialAmediaA(1).AThus,A
theAbusinessAcanArespondAbyAadaptingAitsAproductsAtoAsuitAchangingAcustomerAneedsA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAstakeholdersAcanAimpactAonAbusinessAactivityA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IfAmanagersAwereAnotAhappyAtheyAcouldAresignA(1)Aand,AifAtheyAareAdifficultAtoAreplaceAthisA
couldAleadAtoAproblemsAwithAcoordinationAandAcontrolA(1).AThisAcouldAultimatelyAmakeAitAdi
fficultAtoAmeetAtargetsAandAdeadlinesA(1)
EmployeesAcanAhaveAaAdirectAinfluenceAonAtheAqualityAofAaAbusiness'sAproductA/AserviceA(1
)Aand,Athus,AaAbusiness'sAsalesAandAprofitsA(1),AthroughAtheirAknowledge,AskillsAandAmotiva
tionA(1)
DiscussApossibleAconflictsAthatAcanAexistAbetweenAstakeholdersAofAaAbusinessA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ConflictAmayAexistAbetweenAsuppliersAandAtheAownersAorAmanagersAofAaAbusinessA(1).AThi
sAisAbecauseAsuppliersAwantAtoAbeApaidAonAtime,AbutAbusinessesAmayApreferAtoAtakeAlonge
rAtoApay,A(1)AinAorderAtoAensureAgoodAcashAflowA(1)
ExplainAoneAimpactAimprovedAtechnologyAmayAhaveAonAaAbusinessA-AproductivityA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ImprovedAtechnologyAwillAmeanAmachinesAwillAbecomeAmoreAproductiveA(1).ATherefore,At
heAunitAcostAofAproductionAwillAfallA(1).AAsAaAresult,AthisAwillAallowAtheAbusinessAtoAchargeAm
oreAcompetitiveApricesA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAdigitalAcommunicationAcanAimpactAonAaAbusiness'sAmarketingA
mixA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DigitalAcommunicationAhasAresultedAinAnewAwaysAtoApromoteAaAbusiness'sAproductsA/Aserv
ice(s)AwithoutAtheAcostAofAtraditionalAprintAmediaA(1).AThereforeAisAfarAcheaperAthanAprint,Ar
adioAorATVAadvertising,AyetAitAstillAbenefitsAfromAtheAstrengthsAofAtheseAmediaAinAtermsAofAb
eingAableAtoAincorporateAtext,Agraphics,AandAcolour,AandAwithAregardAtoATVAadvertising,Am
ovingApicturesAandAsoundA(1).ALeadingAtoAaAhealthyAcashAflowA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAtheAuseAofAanAelectronicApaymentAsystemAmightAimproveAtheApe
rformanceAofAaAbusinessA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ElectronicApaymentAsystemsAcanAincreaseAsalesA(1).AThisAisAbecauseAtheyAcanAmakeAitAea
sierAforAcustomersAtoAbuyAaAbusiness'sAproductsA/AserviceA(1),AandAreduceAtheAchanceAofAc
ustomersAabandoningAaAtransactionAbecauseApaymentAisAnotAconvenientA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAinAwhichAemploymentAlegislationAimpactsAonAbusinessesA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IfAaAbusinessAfailsAtoAcomplyAwithAemploymentAlegislationAitAcouldAfaceAclaimsAforAcompen