The meaning and purpose of budgets: past paper questions
Real questions on the meaning and purpose of budgets
The newest 20 of 26 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.
- 9609/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5b[12]
Evaluate the importance of using budgets for the success of a large road construction project. Or
See it on the paper → - 9609/12 · May/June 2026 · Q6b[12]
‘The only way to stop industrial action in a public sector railway business is to remove trade union involvement in the workplace.’ Evaluate this view.
See it on the paper → - 9609/22 · October/November 2025 · Q2b(ii)[3]
Explain one way Drake could use the budget data in Table 2.1.
See it on the paper → - 9609/23 · October/November 2025 · Q1b(i)[3]
Refer to Table 1.1. Calculate the profit variance for SF in 2024. State whether the variance is favourable or adverse.
See it on the paper → - 9609/23 · October/November 2025 · Q1b(ii)[3]
Explain one drawback to SF of using budgets.
See it on the paper → - 9609/12 · May/June 2025 · Q6b[12]
‘The use of budgets is the most effective way to monitor the performance of a hotel.’ Evaluate this view.
See it on the paper → - 9609/13 · May/June 2025 · Q2a[2]
Define the term incremental budgets.
See it on the paper → - 9609/13 · May/June 2025 · Q6a[8]
Analyse two advantages to a business of making ethical decisions.
See it on the paper → - 9609/33 · May/June 2025 · Q4a[4]
Use the data in Table 1.1 and Table 1.2 and assume no other changes. Calculate the expected revenue for the year ending 30 April 2026 if WCP increases promotional spending from $2.5 million to $3 million.
See it on the paper → - 9609/12 · February/March 2025 · Q3b[3]
Explain one benefit to a business of using budgets.
See it on the paper → - 9609/11 · October/November 2024 · Q1a[2]
Define the term zero budgeting.
See it on the paper → - 9609/21 · October/November 2024 · Q2b(ii)[3]
Explain one benefit to CCL of using a budget.
See it on the paper → - 9609/22 · October/November 2024 · Q2b(ii)[3]
Explain one possible benefit to TDC of using budgets.
See it on the paper → - 9609/11 · May/June 2024 · Q6b[12]
Evaluate whether setting budgets is important to the success of a farming business.
See it on the paper → - 9609/23 · May/June 2024 · Q1b(ii)[3]
Explain one benefit to RP of using a budget.
See it on the paper → - 9609/32 · October/November 2023 · Q4b[12]
Evaluate whether CQ should invest in measures to improve sustainability.
See it on the paper → - 9609/22 · May/June 2022 · Q2d[11]
Recommend how SH could increase the value added to its service. Justify your recommendation.
See it on the paper → - 9609/23 · October/November 2021 · Q2d[11]
Evaluate the benefits to SC of having corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a business objective.
See it on the paper → - 9609/33 · October/November 2021 · Q4b[12]
You may refer to your results from 4(a) and other information. Recommend whether WSC should proceed with the ready meals project. Justify your recommendation.
See it on the paper → - 9609/23 · May/June 2021 · Q2a(ii)[3]
Explain the term ‘internal growth’ (line 13).
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What examiners said
This question was confidently answered by a majority of candidates, The benefits to a business of using budgets were correctly identified and explained with the most popular selected benefits being optimised resource allocation, effective cash flow management and spending control. Weaker answers often presented two or three benefits rather than give one benefit with explanation.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9609/12 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
Nearly all candidates demonstrated some understanding of the meaning of sustainability. Candidates found this to be an accessible question and there were many answers which included developed evaluation in context. Contextual evaluation often made effective use of the net present value calculation in recommending that CQ should not invest in measures to improve sustainability. However, there were...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9609/32 Q4(b) (Cambridge)
This question had a large variety of possible answers any of which could be developed into a good answer. The most common responses often focussed on marketing methods of adding value, such as building SH’s own restaurant to gain more revenue and profit and other similar facilities such as swimming pools and spas. There were other routes into the question, adding value through operations, such as...
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 9609/22 Q2(d) (Cambridge)
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