AQA_A Level Business Studies

AQA_A Level Business Studies Paper 3_2020 A-level BUSINESS Paper 3 Business 3 Friday 5 June 2020 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • a calculator • the Insert. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 100. Answer all questions. Read the case study in the Insert. box Analyse the benefits to stakeholders of the rise in the share price of Sunport PLC. [12 marks] Extra space Turn over ► box Using Appendix B and Appendix C, analyse why Sunport PLC chose a multi-domestic strategy for its food divisions. [12 marks] box Turn over ► Extra space *07* Turn over ► To what extent is changing to cheaper suppliers a good decision for Sunport PLC? [16 marks] box *0* Extra space Turn over ► Elaine’s view is that Personal Care was Sunport PLC’s most successful division in Europe in 2019. To what extent do you agree with Elaine’s view? You should support your answer using Appendix D and the other information provided. box [16 marks] Turn over ► Extra space Turn over ► Whereas Martin delegated most decisions, Elaine will make decisions and then tell managers what they have to do. To what extent is this change in leadership style likely to help the company achieve its objective of improving profitability? box [20 marks] Extra space Turn over ► *17* Turn over ► To what extent does a commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility decrease profit for all businesses? box [24 marks] *1* Extra space Turn over ► Turn over ► Turn over ► END OF QUESTIONS Copyright information For confidentiality purposes, all acknowledgements of third-party copyright material are published in a separate booklet. This booklet is published after each live examination series and is available for free download from . Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright-holders may have been unsuccessful and AQA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgements. If you have any queries please contact the Copyright Team. Copyright © 2020 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.