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Financial terms and calculations
Financial terms and calculations in AQA GCSE Business 8132 focuses on how real firms make decisions in the finance 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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Costs, revenue, profit and loss2 objectives
- Distinguish variable costs, fixed costs and total costs.
- Explain revenue, costs, profit and loss.
Average rate of return2 objectives
- Explain investment projects such as investment in machinery, buildings and vehicles.
- Calculate average rate of return for business investment projects.
Break-even4 objectives
- Explain break-even output.
- Interpret break-even charts.
- Identify break-even level of output and margin of safety from a break-even chart.
- Evaluate the value of break-even analysis to a business.
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Exam tips
- Costs, revenue, profit and loss exam tip 1: Use precise subject-specific vocabulary when you explain how to distinguish variable costs, fixed costs and total costs..
- Costs, revenue, profit and loss exam tip 1: Use precise subject-specific vocabulary when you explain how to explain revenue, costs, profit and loss..
Common mistakes
- Costs, revenue, profit and loss common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to distinguish variable costs, fixed costs and total costs..
- Costs, revenue, profit and loss common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to explain revenue, costs, profit and loss..
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- PixelPrint serves small retailers while taking a loan; the case evidence includes capacity utilisation of ?8,033, sales of 143 units, and a 26% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Distinguish variable costs, fixed costs and total costs?
- MetroMove serves small retailers while taking a loan; the case evidence includes capacity utilisation of ?10,962, sales of 592 units, and a 41% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Distinguish variable costs, fixed costs and total costs?
- CraftCrate serves commuters while opening a second outlet; the case evidence includes net profit margin of ?8,607, sales of 207 units, and a 42% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Distinguish variable costs, fixed costs and total costs?
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