Business Studies Pearson Edexcel Topic 1.2
Questions and Answers
ExplainAoneAreasonAwhyAaAbusinessAmightAcollectAmarketAresearchAinformationA-
AtastesA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAresearchAprovidesAtheAbusinessAwithAinformationAaboutAcustomerAtastesA(1).AThisA
willAallowAtheAbusinessAtoAkeepAitsAproductsAcompetitiveA(1),AwhichAthenAleadsAtoAmoreA
salesA(1)
ExplainAoneAreasonAwhyAaAbusinessAmightAcollectAmarketAresearchAinformationA-
AchangingApreferencesA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAbusinessAwillAfindAoutAaboutAcustomers'AchangingApreferencesA(1).AThisAallowsAtheAbu
sinessAtoAchangeAitsAmarketingAmixA(1),AwhichAmeansAtheyAcanAout-competeArivalsA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAsmallAbusinessAofAcarryingAoutAmarketAresearchA-
AcompetitorsA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAresearchAenablesAaAbusinessAtoAidentifyAkeyAfeaturesAofAcompetitorsA(1)AwhichAall
owsAtheAbusinessAtoAspotAaAgapAinAtheAmarketA(1)AsoAtheyAcanAproduceAgoodsAandAservice
sAthatAhelpAtheAbusinessAtoAstandAoutA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAsmallAbusinessAofAcarryingAoutAmarketAresearchA-
AcustomersA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAresearchAcanAhelpAaAbusinessAtoAunderstandAwhatAtypesAofAproductAitsAcustomersA
wantA(1).AItAcanAthenAproduceAproductsAthatAitAknowsAwillAbeAdemandedAbyAcustomersA(1)A
andAasAaAresultAwillAincreaseAsalesAandArevenueA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAbusinessAofAusingAaAmarketAmapA-AcompetitorsA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAmarketAmapAwillAhelpAtoAidentifyAkeyAfeaturesAofAcompetitorsA(1),AwhichAallowsAtheAbu
sinessAtoAspotAaAgapAinAtheAmarketA(1)AsoAtheyAcanAfocusAonAfeaturesAtoAmakeAthemselves
AdifferentA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAbusinessAofAusingAaAmarketAmapA-AgapA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAmappingAwillAallowAaAsmallAbusinessAtoAspotAaAgapAinAtheAmarketA(1).AThisAcanAlea
dAtoAtheAbusinessAdevelopingAaAproduct/serviceAtoAhelpAfillAthisAgapA(1).AAsAaAresult,AtheAs
mallAbusinessAmayAcaptureAmarketAshareAfromAcompetitionA(1)
ExplainAoneAmethodAofAmarketAsegmentationAaAbusinessAcouldAuseA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAbusinessAcanAsegmentAaAmarketAbyAageA(1)AwhichAmeansAdividingAcustomersAintoAgrou
psAaccordingAtoAtheirAageAgroup,AforAexampleAbabies,AtoddlersAandApre-
schoolAchildrenA(1).AThisAenablesAaAbusinessAtoAmoreAeffectivelyAtargetAitsAproductsAatAthe
AparticularAageAgroupAtoAgenerateAmoreAsalesA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAaAsmallAbusinessAcouldAuseAmarketAsegmentationAtoAtargetAcustomersA-
AgenderA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsmallAbusinessAcouldAuseAmarketAsegmentationAbyAusingAgenderA(1).ADifferentAproduct
sAcanAbeAtargetedAtoAcustomersAdependingAonAifAtheyAareAmaleAorAfemaleA(1).AThisAwillAlea
dAtoAaAbusinessAbeingAableAtoAmeetAtheAneedsAofAthoseAparticularAcustomersA(1)
Questions and Answers
ExplainAoneAreasonAwhyAaAbusinessAmightAcollectAmarketAresearchAinformationA-
AtastesA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAresearchAprovidesAtheAbusinessAwithAinformationAaboutAcustomerAtastesA(1).AThisA
willAallowAtheAbusinessAtoAkeepAitsAproductsAcompetitiveA(1),AwhichAthenAleadsAtoAmoreA
salesA(1)
ExplainAoneAreasonAwhyAaAbusinessAmightAcollectAmarketAresearchAinformationA-
AchangingApreferencesA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAbusinessAwillAfindAoutAaboutAcustomers'AchangingApreferencesA(1).AThisAallowsAtheAbu
sinessAtoAchangeAitsAmarketingAmixA(1),AwhichAmeansAtheyAcanAout-competeArivalsA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAsmallAbusinessAofAcarryingAoutAmarketAresearchA-
AcompetitorsA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAresearchAenablesAaAbusinessAtoAidentifyAkeyAfeaturesAofAcompetitorsA(1)AwhichAall
owsAtheAbusinessAtoAspotAaAgapAinAtheAmarketA(1)AsoAtheyAcanAproduceAgoodsAandAservice
sAthatAhelpAtheAbusinessAtoAstandAoutA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAsmallAbusinessAofAcarryingAoutAmarketAresearchA-
AcustomersA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAresearchAcanAhelpAaAbusinessAtoAunderstandAwhatAtypesAofAproductAitsAcustomersA
wantA(1).AItAcanAthenAproduceAproductsAthatAitAknowsAwillAbeAdemandedAbyAcustomersA(1)A
andAasAaAresultAwillAincreaseAsalesAandArevenueA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAbusinessAofAusingAaAmarketAmapA-AcompetitorsA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAmarketAmapAwillAhelpAtoAidentifyAkeyAfeaturesAofAcompetitorsA(1),AwhichAallowsAtheAbu
sinessAtoAspotAaAgapAinAtheAmarketA(1)AsoAtheyAcanAfocusAonAfeaturesAtoAmakeAthemselves
AdifferentA(1)
ExplainAoneAbenefitAtoAaAbusinessAofAusingAaAmarketAmapA-AgapA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MarketAmappingAwillAallowAaAsmallAbusinessAtoAspotAaAgapAinAtheAmarketA(1).AThisAcanAlea
dAtoAtheAbusinessAdevelopingAaAproduct/serviceAtoAhelpAfillAthisAgapA(1).AAsAaAresult,AtheAs
mallAbusinessAmayAcaptureAmarketAshareAfromAcompetitionA(1)
ExplainAoneAmethodAofAmarketAsegmentationAaAbusinessAcouldAuseA(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAbusinessAcanAsegmentAaAmarketAbyAageA(1)AwhichAmeansAdividingAcustomersAintoAgrou
psAaccordingAtoAtheirAageAgroup,AforAexampleAbabies,AtoddlersAandApre-
schoolAchildrenA(1).AThisAenablesAaAbusinessAtoAmoreAeffectivelyAtargetAitsAproductsAatAthe
AparticularAageAgroupAtoAgenerateAmoreAsalesA(1)
ExplainAoneAwayAaAsmallAbusinessAcouldAuseAmarketAsegmentationAtoAtargetAcustomersA-
AgenderA(3)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsmallAbusinessAcouldAuseAmarketAsegmentationAbyAusingAgenderA(1).ADifferentAproduct
sAcanAbeAtargetedAtoAcustomersAdependingAonAifAtheyAareAmaleAorAfemaleA(1).AThisAwillAlea
dAtoAaAbusinessAbeingAableAtoAmeetAtheAneedsAofAthoseAparticularAcustomersA(1)