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Business decision making and command words
Business decision making and command words in AQA GCSE Business 8132 focuses on how real firms make decisions in the assessment and quantitative skills part of the course. Students should connect key terms to business context, use evidence from case studies, and explain the likely effect on costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, customers, employees, owners, and other stakeholders. Strong revision separates similar concepts, weighs advantages against disadvantages, and uses figures where calculations or financial evidence are relevant. Exam answers should move beyond definitions by applying the idea to a specific business objective and reaching a justified judgement.
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Assessment objectives and command words5 objectives
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business concepts, terminology and issues.
- Apply business knowledge and understanding to different business contexts.
- Analyse business information and issues to show understanding of business activity.
- Evaluate business information and issues to make judgements and draw conclusions.
- Use command words such as identify, explain, analyse, evaluate, discuss, recommend and justify in business responses.
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- Assessment objectives and command words exam tip 1: Use precise subject-specific vocabulary when you explain how to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business concepts, terminology and issues..
- Assessment objectives and command words exam tip 1: Use precise subject-specific vocabulary when you explain how to apply business knowledge and understanding to different business contexts..
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- Assessment objectives and command words common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business concepts, terminology and issues..
- Assessment objectives and command words common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to apply business knowledge and understanding to different business contexts..
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- SwiftServe serves business clients while changing promotion; the case evidence includes supplier lead time of ?3,915, sales of 575 units, and a 28% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business concepts, terminology and issues?
- RiverRun Catering serves local families while changing supplier; the case evidence includes gross profit margin of ?4,827, sales of 997 units, and a 34% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business concepts, terminology and issues?
- QuickFix Repairs serves commuters while opening a second outlet; the case evidence includes net profit margin of ?4,287, sales of 277 units, and a 32% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business concepts, terminology and issues?
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