Practice Paper: Edexcel A Level Business
9BS0/01 (Paper 1)
Themes 1 and 4: marketing, people and global business
Question paper
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Time allowed: 2 hours Total: 100 marks
Instructions
• Answer every question in Sections A and B.
• Before you start each section, read the extracts for that section in the source
booklet at the back of this paper.
• Write each answer in the space after the question. Use extra paper if you need
more room, and label it clearly.
• The number of marks for each question or part is shown in brackets. Use it to
judge how much to write and how long to spend (a little over a minute per mark).
• You may use a calculator. Show your working in calculation questions.
• Section A is worth 50 marks and Section B 50 marks.
• All businesses, people and figures in this paper are fictional and were created for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 9BS0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Section A
Question 1 is based on Extracts A to D, printed in the source booklet. Read them
first.
1 Brightwater Coffee Roasters Ltd roasts and sells speciality coffee and runs a chain of
cafés.
(a) From the figures in Extract A, calculate the price elasticity of demand for
Harbour Blend 1 kg bags after the July 2025 price change. Give your answer to
two decimal places and show your working.
(4)
(b) Explain one benefit to Brightwater of promoting its coffee through
micro-influencers.
(4)
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, (c) Assess the benefit to Brightwater of having a flat organisational structure.
(10)
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9BS0/01 (Paper 1)
Themes 1 and 4: marketing, people and global business
Question paper
Written by AcePapers
Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.
Time allowed: 2 hours Total: 100 marks
Instructions
• Answer every question in Sections A and B.
• Before you start each section, read the extracts for that section in the source
booklet at the back of this paper.
• Write each answer in the space after the question. Use extra paper if you need
more room, and label it clearly.
• The number of marks for each question or part is shown in brackets. Use it to
judge how much to write and how long to spend (a little over a minute per mark).
• You may use a calculator. Show your working in calculation questions.
• Section A is worth 50 marks and Section B 50 marks.
• All businesses, people and figures in this paper are fictional and were created for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 9BS0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Section A
Question 1 is based on Extracts A to D, printed in the source booklet. Read them
first.
1 Brightwater Coffee Roasters Ltd roasts and sells speciality coffee and runs a chain of
cafés.
(a) From the figures in Extract A, calculate the price elasticity of demand for
Harbour Blend 1 kg bags after the July 2025 price change. Give your answer to
two decimal places and show your working.
(4)
(b) Explain one benefit to Brightwater of promoting its coffee through
micro-influencers.
(4)
Practice Paper 9BS0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 2
, (c) Assess the benefit to Brightwater of having a flat organisational structure.
(10)
Practice Paper 9BS0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 3
