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Qualification => Subject Doubts => GCE AS & A2 Level => Commerce => Topic started by: Nanavel on April 29, 2010, 06:58:16 pm

Title: Business Pastpaper question help !
Post by: Nanavel on April 29, 2010, 06:58:16 pm
Hi,

I am doing business Studies Edexcel pastpaper  Unit 2 / 2010 ...  the first question is really difficult .. I cannot solve it .. please any can Help me out ??  :-[  I got the pastpaper from here in the pastpaper section .. but now I cannot find it there  :S

Please its urgent
Title: Re: Business Pastpaper question help !
Post by: Saladin on April 29, 2010, 07:47:16 pm
The answer is D.

Explanation to the answer:

Explain why this answer is correct
• Cash Cows are mature products with a stable market share (1m).
• A study of a product portfolio mix known as the Boston Matrix
allows firms to position their products according to their share of
the market and their potential for growth in order to gauge how
profitable the products are to the business. A cash cow is part of
this matrix (1m).
• Cash Cows bring in regular funds which could be used to support
developing products: eg in this context, more varied sandwich
products. (1m).
• A cash cow is not the exclusive source of profit – ‘stars’ also
generate significant profit: answer A is not correct.
• A suitable example, i.e. an example in context can be rewarded.
• Any acceptable answer which shows selective K/Understanding


Attatched is an example answer.
Title: Re: Business Pastpaper question help !
Post by: Nanavel on April 30, 2010, 12:15:45 am
woow .. you have the Examiner report .. I would like to have it XD

ahmm .. My mistake >> I meant to say question 7 .. from the case study its the first question .

the answer you have me was too very usefull

Thankyou