1: Business Activity

Homework 1
Five years ago, Christine decided to run her own business. She received
a redundancy payment as branch manager of a bank and decided to start
her own online shop designing and selling smartphone covers. She has
always been artistic and creative.

Christine now works longer hours than she did at the bank but enjoys
running her own, successful business.

1. Identify two motives that Christine had for starting her own business. [2]

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2. Identify and explain three characteristics that Christine needed to be a

successful entrepreneur. [6]

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Homework 5 - Assessed
Green Energy UK Ltd are planning to build a large wind farm in the area
surrounding the city of Derby.

Evaluate the impact of the activities of this business on three stakeholders.

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Mark: Grade: Effort:

Teacher feedback:

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DIRT (Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time)
Show evidence of how you have improved your work.

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Homework 6
Sole trader: Agree or Disagree?

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements about sole proprietors? Tick
the relevant box.

Agree Disagree

1. Sole proprietors are usually small, local businesses

2. Sole proprietors have limited liability

3. Sole proprietors are easy to set up

4. Sole proprietors pay corporation tax on their profits

5. Sole proprietors have continuity, i.e. if the business owner

dies, the business carries on

6. Sole proprietors are required by law to publish their

accounts

7. Sole proprietors keep all of the profit made by their

business

8. Sole proprietors work extremely long hours

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Homework 8
1. Which two of the following apply to Public Limited Companies? [2]

Tick two boxes only.

The name of the Share are listed on the

company will be followed stock exchange and can
by the letters “Ltd” be bought by anyone
The company do not The name of the
have to publish their company will be
accounts. followed by the letters
“Plc”

Eddie Stobart started an agriculture business in the 1940s. By 1970, this had
become Eddie Stobart Ltd, and had expanded to a haulage company.

In March 2017 the company - known for its green and red lorries -
announced plans to raise £130m by listing on the London Stock Exchange.

2. Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of Eddie Stobart Ltd becoming
a public limited company. (4)

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Homework 34
Read through each case study. Is this is an example of discrimination or not?
Or is it unclear? Explain why you think this in the box below.

Iram Rashid is 65 and has applied for a job Yes / No / Unclear

as for a job at McDonalds. She goes for an
interview with Chloe Temory who is 17
and still at school. Even though Iram does Explanation…
better in the interview she is not given the
job.

Yes / No / Unclear
Carla Carr and Sarah Leggett both work as
toilet cleaners but Sarah gets paid £10.00
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an hour and Carla only £8.00.

Yes / No / Unclear
Connor Friend uses a wheelchair to move
around, and he wants to get a job as a
motor mechanic at Mick’s Garage. They Explanation…
refuse to interview him for employment.

Yes / No / Unclear
Caitlin Fuller is aged 25 and is asked in an
interview whether she intends to become
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pregnant in the next year.

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Homework 36
1. Which of the following is sub-ordinate to the Marketing Manager?
a. Chief Finance Officer
b. Managing Director
c. Marketing Director
d. Sales Staff

2. Nigel makes hand-made greetings cards for 40 hours a week. He gets paid
a piece rate of 50p per card and normally produces 500 cards a week. He
pays £40 in deductions per week. What is Nigel’s weekly gross pay?
a. £210
b. £250
c. £290
d. £460

3. Which of the following is a statutory deduction?

a. Pension payment
b. National insurance
c. Childcare
d. Charitable donation

4. Which of the following is an appropriate way to reward non-sales staff for

achieving their targets
a. Bonus
b. Commission
c. Fringe benefit
d. Salary

5. Which of the following is not a form of industrial action?

a. Collective bargaining
b. Overtime ban
c. Strike
d. Work-to-rule

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