Date: JUNE 2025 / SEPTEMBER / NOVEMBER
Time: 2 HOURS
Marks: 150
Grade: 12
Subject: BUSINESS STUDIES
Paper: 1
Name and Surname:
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS TEST
Business Environments
Acts affecting businesses (EEA, BCEA, COIDA, LRA, CPA, NCA, BBBEE)
SWOT analysis
Macro environment
Strategic management process
Porter's Five Forces model
Types of business strategies (defensive, integration, growth)
PESTLE analysis (Economic and Technological factors)
Challenges in the business environment
Consumer rights and protection
Role of SETAs in skills development
Business Operations
Human resource practices (placement, induction, recruitment)
Job description and specification
Salary determination methods
Employment contracts (legal requirements)
Quality assurance vs. quality control
Quality indicators (HR and production)
Impact of poor quality
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Benefits of quality management systems
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, INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.
1. This paper consists of THREE sections and covers FIVE main topics.
SECTION A: COMPULSORY
SECTION B: Consists of THREE questions.
Answer any TWO of the three questions in this section.
SECTION C: Consists of TWO questions.
Answer any ONE of two questions in this section.
2. Read the instructions for each question carefully and note what is required.
Note that ONLY the first TWO questions in SECTION B and the FIRST questions in
SECTION C will be marked.
3. Number the answers carefully according to the numbering system used in this
paper. No marks will be awarded for wrongly numbered answers.
4. Except where other instructions are given, answers must be written in complete
sentences.
5. Use the mark allocation and nature of each question to determine the length and
depth of an answer.
6. Use the table below as a guideline for marking and time allocation when answering
each question.
SECTION A QUESTION MARKS TIME
A: SHORT QUESTIONS - COMPULSORY 1 30 20
B: THREE direct/indirect type questions 2 40 30
CHOICE: Answer any TWO 3 40 30
4 40 30
C: TWO essay type questions 5 40 40
CHOICE: Answer any ONE. 6 40 40
TOTAL 150 120 MIN
7. Start the answer to EACH question on a NEW page, e.g. QUESTION 1 – new
page, QUESTION 2 – new page.
8. You may use a non-programmable calculator.
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Time: 2 HOURS
Marks: 150
Grade: 12
Subject: BUSINESS STUDIES
Paper: 1
Name and Surname:
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS TEST
Business Environments
Acts affecting businesses (EEA, BCEA, COIDA, LRA, CPA, NCA, BBBEE)
SWOT analysis
Macro environment
Strategic management process
Porter's Five Forces model
Types of business strategies (defensive, integration, growth)
PESTLE analysis (Economic and Technological factors)
Challenges in the business environment
Consumer rights and protection
Role of SETAs in skills development
Business Operations
Human resource practices (placement, induction, recruitment)
Job description and specification
Salary determination methods
Employment contracts (legal requirements)
Quality assurance vs. quality control
Quality indicators (HR and production)
Impact of poor quality
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Benefits of quality management systems
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Grade: 12 Subject: Business Date: JUNE 2025
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, INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.
1. This paper consists of THREE sections and covers FIVE main topics.
SECTION A: COMPULSORY
SECTION B: Consists of THREE questions.
Answer any TWO of the three questions in this section.
SECTION C: Consists of TWO questions.
Answer any ONE of two questions in this section.
2. Read the instructions for each question carefully and note what is required.
Note that ONLY the first TWO questions in SECTION B and the FIRST questions in
SECTION C will be marked.
3. Number the answers carefully according to the numbering system used in this
paper. No marks will be awarded for wrongly numbered answers.
4. Except where other instructions are given, answers must be written in complete
sentences.
5. Use the mark allocation and nature of each question to determine the length and
depth of an answer.
6. Use the table below as a guideline for marking and time allocation when answering
each question.
SECTION A QUESTION MARKS TIME
A: SHORT QUESTIONS - COMPULSORY 1 30 20
B: THREE direct/indirect type questions 2 40 30
CHOICE: Answer any TWO 3 40 30
4 40 30
C: TWO essay type questions 5 40 40
CHOICE: Answer any ONE. 6 40 40
TOTAL 150 120 MIN
7. Start the answer to EACH question on a NEW page, e.g. QUESTION 1 – new
page, QUESTION 2 – new page.
8. You may use a non-programmable calculator.
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