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Which answer would gain credit in an AQA Business exam on financial decision-making? Scenario: a leadership team comparing the benefits, drawbacks and opportunity cost of financial decision-making.
- A.Make a clear point, apply it to the business context, analyse the commercial impact, and finish with a supported judgement if required.
- B.Write a definition-only answer for every command word.
- C.Add a judgement that is not supported by earlier analysis.
- D.Use vague phrases such as good for the business without explaining why.
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- The correct answer is Make a clear point, apply it to the business context, analyse the commercial impact, and finish with a supported judgement if required..
Explanation
Why this works
The correct option is Make a clear point, apply it to the business context, analyse the commercial impact, and finish with a supported judgement if required. because exam credit depends on application, analysis and evaluation.
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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