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Qualification => Subject Doubts => IGCSE/ GCSE => Commerce => Topic started by: CrEaTuRe_X on May 18, 2009, 02:07:13 pm

Title: Business Studies paper1
Post by: CrEaTuRe_X on May 18, 2009, 02:07:13 pm: How was it? What do you think you got wrong?
I know I lost two marks on that business cycle sh*t, wrote the product life cycle =.=.
The 1st question, where it said to identify two characteristics of labour intensive, I wrote less machinery, skilled jobs.( Which I think is correct, checked with teacher, but meh)

Other than that, I think the paper was really satisfied with the way i ***** it (:.
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: Freaked12 on May 18, 2009, 03:21:54 pm: i wrote... more labour... and something about cost per labour is high
dunno if the last 1 is correct
and the business cycle.i wrote the performance of the business..
i think i wrote this
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: unown.xu on May 18, 2009, 03:26:47 pm: i got the business cycle thing wrong too, stuffed it full * ****. but the rest, 100% A*

for business cycle, i wrote "the stages employees and products go through from the primary, to the secondary, to the tertiary, and back to the primary, sectors"
lulululll

so full of ****.....
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: al noor on May 18, 2009, 04:31:43 pm: Quote from: unown.xu on May 18, 2009, 03:26:47 pm
i got the business cycle thing wrong too, stuffed it full * ****. but the rest, 100% A*

for business cycle, i wrote "the stages employees and products go through from the primary, to the secondary, to the tertiary, and back to the primary, sectors"
lulululll

so full of ****.....

I think in all the comments u said u will get an A* ..thats me r u confident of getting an A ???
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: ~Mimi~ on May 18, 2009, 05:38:05 pm: loooooool....yh the paper was Alhamdulillah not very hard. But I think I messed up on stupid stuff, like not applying to the situation or defining the term first. I hoep its just me being me and I don't lose marks on that. I just went into lots of evaluation.....Maybe cuz of nervousness or wat I dunno. Just got this nagging feeling at the back of my mind. The business cycle was good though. I just happened to get the definition off my teacher last nite, while panicking... What a miracle it actually came in the exam. Never thought they'd actually ASK. Has any1 heard a rumor that they'll be putting the papers through sum sort of machine that cuts off everythhing below the line space, like u noe the extra one line we can usually exceed by. That is a thing to worry abt for me too.Anyways, what's gone is gone.

There's no point at thi spoint in thinking abt it.... Wish I cld just get the paper out of my brain....!!!
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: CrEaTuRe_X on May 18, 2009, 05:52:38 pm: Quote from: Freaked12 on May 18, 2009, 03:21:54 pm
i wrote... more labour... and something about cost per labour is high
dunno if the last 1 is correct
and the business cycle.i wrote the performance of the business..
i think i wrote this

The second one is incorrect, The business may very well be located in area of high unemployment, thus low costs per labor, infact, this is how most labour intensive businesses function.

Another thing that is a mild pain in the A** was the three ways company can increase sales turnover, I remember writing promotional pricing, probably correct though, am debating in my head when I am in the washroom as nothing better to think about :P.

The last 2 questions, first , which stated how can firms become more environmentally friendly, i wrote: Recycle scrap instead of discarding it.2) Less pollution by installing catalytic converters 3) Alternative energy sources, such as hydro electric power.
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Post by: Freaked12 on May 18, 2009, 05:55:09 pm: aahhaa >:(

three ways of the company?what was the questiona abt
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Post by: Mastermind on May 18, 2009, 05:59:18 pm: Ahh the paper was good!
the businesss cycle is the economic cycle, when there is a Growth, Economic Boom, Recession & sometimes slump
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Post by: reishamix on May 18, 2009, 06:10:55 pm: lol
i wrote smthn about swings n **** ...
=P
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Post by: Socrates on May 18, 2009, 06:21:02 pm: You know what i find really annoying about business

They do not tell you exactly what they want

E.g. How could Company X increase sales?

There are about a billion answers for it
I made reference to the marketing mix
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: angell on May 18, 2009, 06:46:52 pm: Avoid using bad language, please!
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Post by: Socrates on May 18, 2009, 08:02:13 pm: WHAT BAD LANGUAGE ??? ???
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Post by: 7ooD on May 18, 2009, 08:03:55 pm: Dude can someone answer me plz if i got in 1 stupid paper 80 or 85% like B and the other cool paper i got 90% or A can be the total A?
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: Socrates on May 18, 2009, 08:11:19 pm: U shouldn't need to worry about it

Last year u needed 68% to get an A

But don't ride on it being the case this year
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: Mastermind on May 19, 2009, 02:05:34 pm: Quote from: Socrates on May 18, 2009, 08:11:19 pm
U shouldn't need to worry about it

Last year u needed 68% to get an A

But don't ride on it being the case this year
No wayz! A 68%! *praying* plz plz plz let the igcse curve be low!
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: Nanavel on May 19, 2009, 05:28:03 pm: business paper was really hard ... Especially for me >> I had both maths paper 4 and business paper 1 >> i couldnt catch them both in the same day ..

I did a bit good in business but i DID really HORRIBLE in paper4 of maths >> I was hell of hard .. I left many questions .

I didnt sleep the whole night and i was very sleepy for Maths , The whole maths exam i was yawing .
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: Socrates on May 19, 2009, 05:34:13 pm: Well in reference to the curve

I think it will be lower as so many people found it hard
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Post by: angell on May 19, 2009, 05:38:21 pm: most probably..fingers crossed for it to be low

ahh...no alhamdulillah my business and maths both went welll
though business more than maths!!
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: idk on May 19, 2009, 05:45:15 pm: hey for the labour intensive thing-i wrote that they r likely to be inefficient and more wastage occurs and that they provide a personal touch but explained customized products in it!lol! well my teacher said thats its closely linked so good enough.man is every1 confusing the product life cycle and business cycle?i did too!as for the person who said that they r using sum machine to cut extra lines thats all sum pathetic rumour started by nutjobs!Take care every1.and pray that the igcse keeps a low grade threshold for evey subject-imagine an A* in business with 75%!usually its 79-82%
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Post by: bobo1233227 on May 20, 2009, 04:26:02 pm: every paper so far was so damn easy
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Post by: CrEaTuRe_X on May 20, 2009, 04:36:39 pm: Quote from: idk on May 19, 2009, 05:45:15 pm
hey for the labour intensive thing-i wrote that they r likely to be inefficient and more wastage occurs and that they provide a personal touch but explained customized products in it!lol! well my teacher said thats its closely linked so good enough.man is every1 confusing the product life cycle and business cycle?i did too!as for the person who said that they r using sum machine to cut extra lines thats all sum pathetic rumour started by nutjobs!Take care every1.and pray that the igcse keeps a low grade threshold for evey subject-imagine an A* in business with 75%!usually its 79-82%

I dont think that being labor intensive has anything to do with more waste, you could very well have a much greater quantity of waste produced with being capital intensive
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: smashbros on May 21, 2009, 10:56:43 am: hey guys it was very good except!!!!
i think a business cycle is the trade cycle----growth,boom,recessioon,slump
it was more of a application/eco paper.
i also think i stuffed uo in the labour intensive!!!
but it was overall very goood
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Post by: shafiq_92libra on May 23, 2009, 01:00:06 am: i wrote that its slower compared to capital intesive and i explained it
and da oder thing iwrote was dat its more efficient and costs less in da long run
cos no wages, no overtym, higher prductivity, yada yada yada
oh and i got da trade cycle ryt it was pretty easy
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Post by: bball92 on May 23, 2009, 03:22:31 pm: what was the question on channels of distribution?

sorry to bring it up after exams wayyyy over but my friend told me there was a question on it and i cant remember =s...and im starting to freak because i think i miteve not done the question....

if any1 remembers part or all of the qn please post it, then i can see if i remember anything about answering it :P
Title: Re: Business Studies paper1
Post by: angell on May 23, 2009, 03:52:18 pm: there was no channels of distribution :)
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Post by: bball92 on May 23, 2009, 04:28:25 pm: u sure? because i remember a qn about it just cant remember what the question said... :S
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Post by: Monica on May 23, 2009, 07:11:34 pm: ya there was no question about channel of distribution...
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Post by: bball92 on May 23, 2009, 09:41:04 pm: do u remember which one? and what it asked?
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Post by: bball92 on May 25, 2009, 01:00:37 pm: bump
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Post by: lil^$tar on May 25, 2009, 08:04:19 pm: Quote from: angell on May 19, 2009, 05:38:21 pm
most probably..fingers crossed for it to be low

ahh...no alhamdulillah my business and maths both went welll
though business more than maths!!
my business was bad buh maths was a*