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CSEC Principles of Business Paper 2 May/June 2015 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers
Free CXC Principles of Business Paper 2 May/June 2015 past paper from 2015. Includes a worked answer key. Open the PDF, take a timed test, and study with AI on Caribbean AI.
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Answer the THREE questions in this section.
[20 marks]
Define EACH of the following business concepts:
[6 marks]
Profit
[2 marks]
Enterprise
[2 marks]
Specialization
[2 marks]
Identify the names of TWO franchises in the Caribbean.
[2 marks]
State TWO characteristics of EACH of the following forms of business organizations:
[6 marks]
Partnership
[2 marks]
Co-operatives
[2 marks]
Sole Proprietorship
[2 marks]
Describe ONE role of EACH of the following stakeholders in business:
[6 marks]
Employers
[3 marks]
Employees
[3 marks]
List FOUR functions of a manager.
[4 marks]
State THREE guidelines for establishing good relations between management and employees.
[3 marks]
Identify THREE characteristics of a good leader.
[3 marks]
Differentiate between 'participatory leadership style' and 'autocratic leadership style'.
[4 marks]
Explain TWO ways in which an organization can benefit from teamwork.
[6 marks]
Define the term 'migration'.
[2 marks]
State ONE positive effect and ONE negative effect of migration.
Positive:
Negative:
[2 marks]
Outline TWO reasons for migration.
[4 marks]
List TWO characteristics of subsistence production.
[2 marks]
Explain how 'capital-intensive production' differs from 'labour-intensive production'.
[4 marks]
Explain ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of computer-aided design (CAD) in the production process.
[6 marks]
Answer EITHER Question 4 OR Question 5. Do NOT answer both.
[20 marks]
Define the term 'consumer protection'.
[2 marks]
List TWO rights of the consumer.
[2 marks]
Outline TWO roles of the Bureau of Standards.
[4 marks]
State TWO characteristics of the wholesaler as a distributor.
[2 marks]
Outline ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of e-commerce as a method of retailing. Advantage: Disadvantage:
[2 marks]
Identify TWO problems related to the distribution of goods.
[2 marks]
Outline ONE measure that producers could take to avoid each problems identified.
[4 marks]
Answer EITHER Question 4 OR Question 5. Do NOT answer both.
[20 marks]
Define the term 'overdraft'.
[2 marks]
List TWO forms of investment.
[2 marks]
Outline TWO principles of insurance.
[4 marks]
State TWO characteristics of ordinary shares.
[2 marks]
Outline ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of the sou sou (meeting turn) as a form of saving.
[4 marks]
Describe TWO measures which a central bank may use to influence the behaviour of commercial banks.
[6 marks]
SECTION III Answer EITHER Question 6 OR Question 7. Do NOT answer both.
(a) (i) Identify TWO economic problems facing Caribbean countries.
[2 marks]
Outline ONE way in which EACH problem identified may be solved.
[4 marks]
Define the term 'foreign direct investment' (FDI).
[2 marks]
Outline THREE factors that are LIKELY to discourage foreign investors from investing in the Caribbean.
[6 marks]
Explain TWO ways in which Caribbean countries benefit from foreign direct investment (FDI).
[6 marks]
Answer EITHER Question 6 OR Question 7. Do NOT answer both.
[20 marks]
Outline TWO ways in which governments can regulate business activity.
[4 marks]
Describe TWO measures which governments can take to protect consumers.
[4 marks]
Outline THREE ways in which your country can benefit from improved roads and transportation.
[6 marks]
Explain TWO ways in which government could improve the education sector.
[6 marks]