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Which answer best supports strategic reasoning for financial decision-making? Scenario: a business with falling performance using financial decision-making to protect survival and rebuild profitability.
- A.Connect the decision to long-term objectives such as competitiveness, efficiency, growth, survival or market positioning.
- B.Focus only on a short-term task and ignore strategy.
- C.State that strategy means any plan with no link to objectives.
- D.Use generic revision advice instead of business reasoning.
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- The correct answer is Connect the decision to long-term objectives such as competitiveness, efficiency, growth, survival or market positioning..
Explanation
Why this works
The correct option is Connect the decision to long-term objectives such as competitiveness, efficiency, growth, survival or market positioning. because A-Level Business strategy links decisions to long-term objectives.
In the scenario, the student must connect financial decision-making to business objectives, stakeholders, finance and commercial context. This avoids unsupported opinion and shows why the decision depends on evidence from the business rather than a generic rule.
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