Selecting the source of finance: past paper questions
Real questions on selecting the source of finance
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- 9609/12 · February/March 2026 · Q5b[12]
Evaluate whether using internal sources of finance is the most appropriate way to fund the growth of a pharmaceutical business. Or
See it on the paper → - 9609/13 · October/November 2025 · Q6b[12]
‘A large bank loan is the most appropriate source of finance for the expansion of a furniture retailer.’ Evaluate this view.
See it on the paper → - 9609/21 · May/June 2023 · Q1c[8]
Analyse one advantage and one disadvantage to GR of using a bank overdraft.
See it on the paper → - 9609/21 · May/June 2023 · Q2d[12]
Evaluate whether DC should grow its operations by opening its new cocoa processing factory.
See it on the paper → - 9609/32 · May/June 2023 · Q3c[12]
Evaluate whether shareholders will benefit from OV changing to a public limited company.
See it on the paper → - 9609/22 · February/March 2023 · Q2d[12]
Evaluate the most important factor which may influence Tomas’ choice of sources of finance
See it on the paper → - 9609/11 · May/June 2022 · Q7b[12]
Discuss the most appropriate source of finance for a private limited company to purchase an additional factory.
See it on the paper → - 9609/33 · May/June 2022 · Q4b[12]
You may refer to your results from 4(a) and other information. Recommend whether TK should finance the automated delivery vehicle (ADV) trial by a new share issue. Justify your recommendation.
See it on the paper → - 9609/22 · October/November 2021 · Q1d[11]
Recommend whether Ralph should use leasing or should sell his photograph printing machine as a source of finance for the equipment to make frames. Justify your recommendation.
See it on the paper → - 9609/11 · May/June 2021 · Q3[5]
Explain the advantages to a manufacturing business of using sale and leaseback of non-current assets as a source of finance.
See it on the paper → - 9609/22 · February/March 2021 · Q2d[11]
Recommend which source of finance FB should choose to fund the change of production method. Justify your recommendation.
See it on the paper → - 9609/23 · May/June 2020 · Q1d[11]
Recommend which one of the two options SH should choose for internal growth. Justify your recommendation.
See it on the paper → - 9609/33 · May/June 2020 · Q2b[12]
Refer to your answers to 2(a) and any other information. Discuss whether PAC is right to finance the pizza van project using a bank loan.
See it on the paper → - 9609/22 · February/March 2020 · Q1d[11]
Refer to Table 1.1 and any other relevant information. Recommend which of the two options Bob should choose. Justify your recommendation.
See it on the paper → - 9609/31 · May/June 2019 · Q4b[12]
Refer to your answer to 4(a) and any other information. Recommend whether BSJ’s shareholders should accept the takeover offer from Gonfo. Justify your recommendation.
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What examiners said
A significant majority of candidates did not seem to understand what an overdraft is. An overdraft is a short-term source of borrowing (not long term), it is a pre-authorised ability to withdraw more than the current account balance. Most candidates simply described loans, which was not specific enough, or even stated that overdrafts could be used for the long term. A generic answer of ‘allows a...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 9609/21 Q1(c) (Cambridge)
Elements of this question were well answered – for ‘growth of operations’, virtually any influencing factor could be used as knowledge – please ensure candidates are aware that two separate elements should be used clearly – one for each paragraph of analysis. Application should also have been relatively easy to insert here as there was ample evidence that could be used. Analysis, as outlined, was...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 9609/21 Q2(d) (Cambridge)
Evaluate whether shareholders will benefit from OV changing to a public limited company. The breakdown of marks for these 12-mark questions is now standardised across all the examinations for this A Level. The two analysis marks can be gained by any one developed chain of analysis about the impact on shareholders of OV changing to a public limited company. Many candidates attempted to give far mo...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 9609/32 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
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