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PAPER 2: Building a business
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Y:1/1/1/1/1/1
, 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 reached in Figure 1?
(1)
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Stocks of raw materials (in units)
3 000
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2 000
1 000
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0
0
10 20 30
Number of days
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Figure 1
Select one answer.
A Day 4
B Day 18
C Day 19
D Day 31
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, (c) Explain one benefit to a business of providing good
customer service. (3)
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(d) Explain one impact a pressure group may have on the
marketing mix of a business.
(3)
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candidate information
Candidate surnameOther names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 2
GCSE (9–1)
Friday 16 May 2025
1BS0/
Paper
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes)
referen
ce
Business 02 🟐 🟐
PAPER 2: Building a business
You must have: Total Marks
Source Booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 2 GCSE (9–1) BUSINESS PAPER 2: Building a business QP MAY 2025
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate
• number. There are three sections in
name,
this paper.
• Answer the questions in the spaces
• Answer all
questions.
provided – there may be more space
than you need.
• You are advised to show all your working out with your
• Calculators may be
used.
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
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
question.
brackets
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every Turn over
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
question.
P78782RA
©2025 Pearson
Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
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
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
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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 reached in Figure 1?
(1)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Stocks of raw materials (in units)
3 000
AREA
2 000
1 000
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0
0
10 20 30
Number of days
AREA
Figure 1
Select one answer.
A Day 4
B Day 18
C Day 19
D Day 31
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AREA
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, (c) Explain one benefit to a business of providing good
customer service. (3)
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
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(d) Explain one impact a pressure group may have on the
marketing mix of a business.
(3)
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