Types of business entity: past paper questions
Real questions on types of business entity
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- 9706/22 · February/March 2025 · Q1e(i)[2]
goods taken for own use by the owner of a business Concept: Explanation:
See it on the paper → - 9706/22 · May/June 2024 · Q1e[7]
Advise Zahid which option he should choose. Justify your answer by considering both the advantages and the disadvantages of each option.
See it on the paper → - 9706/32 · May/June 2024 · Q3d[5]
Discuss whether or not Tina has made the right decision to merge her business with Ray and Steve’s business. Justify your answer.
See it on the paper → - 9706/31 · May/June 2022 · Q1f[5]
Advise the committee whether or not the café should be closed. Justify your answer.
See it on the paper → - 9706/22 · February/March 2022 · Q1a[2]
State two reasons why the owner of a business might maintain minimal accounting records.
See it on the paper → - 9706/21 · May/June 2021 · Q1a[2]
State two reasons why the owner of a small business may decide not to maintain full accounting records. Additional information Suyin has been informed that the accounting concepts of matching and prudence must be followed when preparing financial statements. REQUIRED
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What examiners said
This was generally well done with the correct concept of business entity identified and a good explanation.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9706/22 Q1(e)(i) (Cambridge)
Nearly all candidates provided the required advice but relatively few gave strong justification points.
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 9706/31 Q1(f) (Cambridge)
Required candidates to state two reasons the owner of a business might maintain only minimal accounting records. There were several good responses to this task with less costly and less timeconsuming being very common.
— Examiner report, February/March 2022, 9706/22 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
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