GCSE BUSINESS (9–1): Actual May 2025 PAST PAPER 2: Building a Business. All
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1BS0/02]
Exam Resource Summary
The GCSE Business (9–1) May 2025 Paper 2: Building a Business (Edexcel 1BS0/02) – All
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme document integrates the full official examination paper with
its comprehensive mark scheme, serving as an essential and practical revision resource. This paper
assesses students’ understanding of growing a business, marketing decisions, operational
performance, financial management, and human resource strategies. It challenges learners to apply
business concepts to real-world contexts, analysing and evaluating strategic choices made by larger or
expanding enterprises. The merged format presents each question alongside its marking criteria,
offering insight into examiner expectations, mark allocation, and effective analytical techniques. This
resource is essential for focused revision, self-assessment, and developing strategic business thinking,
making it a key tool for preparation for the May 2026 Edexcel GCSE Business (9–1) Paper 2:
Building a Business examination.
E78782A
,Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• There are three sections in this paper.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
•• Calculators may be used.
You are advised to show all your working out with your answer clearly
identified at the end of your solution.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 90.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 (a) Which of the following is a stage of the product life cycle?
(1)
Select one answer.
A Branding
B Function
C Growth
D Pricing
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, Figure 1 shows a monthly bar gate stock graph for a business.
(b) Which one of the following is the earliest date that the buffer stock level is
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reached in Figure 1?
(1)
Stocks of raw materials (in units)
3 000
2 000
1 000
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0
0 10 20 30
Number of days
Figure 1
Select one answer.
A Day 4
B Day 18
C Day 19
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D Day 31
3
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Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1BS0/02]
Exam Resource Summary
The GCSE Business (9–1) May 2025 Paper 2: Building a Business (Edexcel 1BS0/02) – All
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme document integrates the full official examination paper with
its comprehensive mark scheme, serving as an essential and practical revision resource. This paper
assesses students’ understanding of growing a business, marketing decisions, operational
performance, financial management, and human resource strategies. It challenges learners to apply
business concepts to real-world contexts, analysing and evaluating strategic choices made by larger or
expanding enterprises. The merged format presents each question alongside its marking criteria,
offering insight into examiner expectations, mark allocation, and effective analytical techniques. This
resource is essential for focused revision, self-assessment, and developing strategic business thinking,
making it a key tool for preparation for the May 2026 Edexcel GCSE Business (9–1) Paper 2:
Building a Business examination.
E78782A
,Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• There are three sections in this paper.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
•• Calculators may be used.
You are advised to show all your working out with your answer clearly
identified at the end of your solution.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 90.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 (a) Which of the following is a stage of the product life cycle?
(1)
Select one answer.
A Branding
B Function
C Growth
D Pricing
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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
■■■■
, Figure 1 shows a monthly bar gate stock graph for a business.
(b) Which one of the following is the earliest date that the buffer stock level is
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
reached in Figure 1?
(1)
Stocks of raw materials (in units)
3 000
2 000
1 000
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0
0 10 20 30
Number of days
Figure 1
Select one answer.
A Day 4
B Day 18
C Day 19
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D Day 31
3
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