0450.1.4.1.04 — Business organisations in the public sector, e.g. public corporations: past paper questions
Real questions on 0450.1.4.1.04 — business organisations in the public sector, e.g. public corporations
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- 0450/12 · February/March 2026 · Q2a[2]
Define ‘public sector business’.
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · October/November 2023 · Q3a[2]
Define ‘public sector’.
See it on the paper → - 0450/21 · October/November 2023 · Q1a[8]
Explain two advantages and two disadvantages of PH being a public limited company.
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · May/June 2022 · Q4a[2]
Identify twoobjectives for a business organisation in the public sector
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · October/November 2021 · Q2a[2]
Define ‘multinational company’.
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · May/June 2021 · Q1a[2]
‘public sector’.
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · February/March 2021 · Q2d[6]
Explain two benefits to ABA of being a multinational company. Benefit 1: Explanation: Benefit 2: Explanation:
See it on the paper → - 0450/21 · October/November 2020 · Q1b[12]
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of buying the Beautywise franchise. Do you think Gemma was right to buy the franchise? Justify your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · October/November 2019 · Q1a[2]
‘public corporation’?
See it on the paper → - 0450/21 · October/November 2019 · Q4a(ii)[4]
and explain two differences between: MF and public sector organisations: Difference 1: Difference 2:
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What examiners said
Comprehensive responses • Many candidates were able to provide a full definition. Such responses included both necessary elements – namely ownership and government. Limited responses • The reference to ownership was a key element of this term. Some responses needed more precision by referring to the government owning the business rather than simply running it. • Other responses confused the publi...
— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0450/12 Q2(a) (Cambridge)
Well answered by most candidates with many candidates knowing the public sector was owned by the government. A common mistake was to confuse the term with a public limited company, which is an organisation in the private sector.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0450/12 Q3(a) (Cambridge)
Most candidates could identify two advantages and two disadvantages of PH being a public limited company. Many responses mentioned the advantages of raising a large amount of capital by selling shares to the public and providing continuity of the business as shareholders die and pass on their shares to others. However, there was a tendency to overlook the need to apply these points to the context...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0450/21 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
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