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Qualification => Subject Doubts => IGCSE/ GCSE => Commerce => Topic started by: Kabab on April 18, 2011, 11:12:55 am

Title: Business Help...
Post by: Kabab on April 18, 2011, 11:12:55 am
Some few business doubts which i want to clear and need some definitions:

1. Niche Market?    <---
                                         | can any one give me a simple and clear definition with an example.
2. Loss Leader?      <---

3. A past paper question(2002 N/O, paper1, Question 3 part c)
    There i have done the question with ROCE and Net profit margin..
    In 2002 i get ROCE = 20% and Net profit margin as 10%
    while in 2003 ROCE = 25% and Net profit margin as 8.33%
    so can anyone tell me what is the answer?
Title: Re: Business Help...
Post by: Most UniQue™ on April 18, 2011, 02:58:28 pm
Some few business doubts which i want to clear and need some definitions:

1. Niche Market?    <---
                                         | can any one give me a simple and clear definition with an example.
2. Loss Leader?      <---

3. A past paper question(2002 N/O, paper1, Question 3 part c)
    There i have done the question with ROCE and Net profit margin..
    In 2002 i get ROCE = 20% and Net profit margin as 10%
    while in 2003 ROCE = 25% and Net profit margin as 8.33%
    so can anyone tell me what is the answer?


A niche market is a small ,usually a specialised, segment of a much larger market.

loss leader is a strategy used by businesses where  prices of products are sold at a lower price in order to attract more customers.This is somehow a kind of sales promotion....

I cnt download the pastpapers cuz theres sm problem with my internet sry
Title: Re: Business Help...
Post by: Kabab on April 18, 2011, 03:29:36 pm
your answers are correct.
no both are a better position
as in 2003 ROCE is better than 2002
and 2002 Profit margin is good
so tell me which is better?
Title: Re: Business Help...
Post by: Kabab on April 18, 2011, 03:30:20 pm
A niche market is a small ,usually a specialised, segment of a much larger market.

loss leader is a strategy used by businesses where  prices of products are sold at a lower price in order to attract more customers.This is somehow a kind of sales promotion....

I cnt download the pastpapers cuz theres sm problem with my internet sry
Thanks :)

It's ok :)
Title: Re: Business Help...
Post by: Most UniQue™ on April 18, 2011, 03:33:09 pm
Thanks :)

It's ok :)
Anytime ;) ;)

i got ur question! Do u mean whether higher ROCE is better or higher profit margin?
Title: Re: Business Help...
Post by: Qudsiyah on April 18, 2011, 03:34:40 pm
Thanks :)

It's ok :)


oh right .. duh . :P
B is in a better position as indicated by the rate of return
ROCE is given more importance.
Title: Re: Business Help...
Post by: Qudsiyah on April 18, 2011, 03:35:39 pm
as in looked at 1st.
Title: Re: Business Help...
Post by: Kabab on April 18, 2011, 03:38:37 pm

oh right .. duh . :P
B is in a better position as indicated by the rate of return
ROCE is given more importance.
Thank you both :)
Ok ROCE is given more importance :D