Grade 12 Business Studies (BS) June Paper 2 and Memo - 2024

GRADE 12
BUSINESS STUDIES
JUNE 2024


PAPER 2 TEST
MARKS: 150
TIME: 2 HOURS




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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.


Topics covered in this test:
 Management and Leadership
 Investment: Securities
 Investment: Insurance
 Professionalism and ethics
 Creative thinking and problem solving
 Team performance and conflict management.


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.




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,6. Use the table below as a guide for marking and time allocation when answering each
question.
SECTION A QUESTION MARKS TIME
A: SHORT QUESTIONS
1 20 15 min
COMPULSORY
B: THREE direct/indirect type questions 2 40
2 x 45
CHOICE: Answer any TWO 3 40
min
4 40
C: TWO essay type questions 5 40
30 min
CHOICE: Answer any ONE. 6 40
TOTAL 150 90 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.
9. Write neatly and legibly.




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, SECTION A (COMPULSORY)

QUESTION 1

1.1.1 Various options are provided as possible answers for the following questions. Choose the
answer and write only the letter (A-D) next to the question numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.5) in the
ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.1.6 D.

1.1.1 The amount of money that the insured must pay to the insurer is called a(n) …
A. instalment
B. payment
C. premium
D. lay-buy

1.1.2 This form of investment is made at a bank; a fixed amount is invested for a fixed period of
time.
A. shares
B. RSA Retail Savings Bond
C. unit trust
D. fixed deposit

1.1.3 One method of handling and expert as a difficult type of personality:
A Suggest alternative approaches and guide the employee through the alternatives
B Listen to the employee, but do not agree with him/her.
C Listen to the employee but let him/her know that you are in control of the situation.
D Always agree with them

1.1.4 Bongi applied the … leadership style when she told workers how to work and when to do
which tasks.
A charismatic
B autocratic
C democratic
D free-reign

1.1.5 The first step in the problem-solving is …
A choose the best solution
B develop an action plan/strategy
C define the problem
D implement the action plan (5 x 2) (10)


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