CIE

 AS  Business  Studies  

 
Sample  Questions:  Paper  1,  Section  1  (Short  Answers)  
Unit  5:  Finance  and  Accounting  
   

Paddy  Corry  
 

   
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Table  of  Contents  

Chapter  26:  Business  Finance  ...........................................................................................................  3  
S13_QP_11:  Sources  of  Finance  Bank  Overdraft  .................................................................................  3  
S13_QP_12:  Sources  of  Finance  Retained  Profit  .................................................................................  3  
S13_QP_13:  Sources  of  Finance  Share  Capital  .....................................................................................  3  
W11_QP_13:  Sources  of  Finance  .........................................................................................................  3  
S12_QP_11:  Sources  of  Finance  New  Business  ....................................................................................  3  
W10_QP_12:  Sources  of  Finance:  Revenue  Expenditure  ....................................................................  3  
W10_QP_11:  Sources  of  Finance:  Capital  Project  ...............................................................................  3  
S09_QP_1:  Sources  of  Finance:  Capital  Expenditure  ...........................................................................  4  
W12_QP_11:  Working  Capital  .............................................................................................................  4  
S10_QP_13:  Working  Capital  ...............................................................................................................  4  
Chapter  27:  Forecasting  Cash  Flows  ..................................................................................................  5  
S12_QP_13:  Cash  Flow  Problems  ........................................................................................................  5  
S12_QP_12:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (Uses  of)  ...........................................................................................  5  
W09_QP_12:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (Improving  Cash  Flow)  ...................................................................  5  
S14_QP_11:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (New  Business)  ................................................................................  5  
W12_QP_12:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (Small  Business)  .............................................................................  5  
W12_QP_13:  Cash  vs.  Profit  ................................................................................................................  5  
Chapter  28:  Costs  .............................................................................................................................  6  
S14_QP_13:  Break-­‐Even  ......................................................................................................................  6  
W11_QP_11:  Break  Even  .....................................................................................................................  6  
W10_QP_11:  Break  Even  .....................................................................................................................  6  
W11_QP_12:  Costs  ..............................................................................................................................  6  
Chapter  29:  Accounting  Fundamentals  .............................................................................................  7  
S14_QP_12:  Accounting  Ratios  ............................................................................................................  7  
S11_QP_11:  Net  Profit  Margin  .............................................................................................................  7  
S11_QP_12:  Current  Ratio  ...................................................................................................................  7  
S11_QP_13:  Gross  Profit  Margin  .........................................................................................................  7  
W10_QP_13:  Accounting  Ratios  and  Profitability  ...............................................................................  7  
S10_QP_11:  Liquidity  &  Financial  vs.  Management  Accounting  .........................................................  7  
W13_QP_12:  Intellectual  Capital  .........................................................................................................  7  
 

   

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Chapter  26:  Business  Finance  

S13_QP_11:  Sources  of  Finance  Bank  Overdraft  

 
S13_QP_12:  Sources  of  Finance  Retained  Profit  

 
S13_QP_13:  Sources  of  Finance  Share  Capital  

 
 

W11_QP_13:  Sources  of  Finance    

 
S12_QP_11:  Sources  of  Finance  New  Business  

 
W10_QP_12:  Sources  of  Finance:  Revenue  Expenditure  

 
W10_QP_11:  Sources  of  Finance:  Capital  Project  

 
 

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S09_QP_1:  Sources  of  Finance:  Capital  Expenditure  

 
 

W12_QP_11:  Working  Capital  

 
S10_QP_13:  Working  Capital  

 
 

   

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Chapter  27:  Forecasting  Cash  Flows  

S12_QP_13:  Cash  Flow  Problems  

 
 

S12_QP_12:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (Uses  of)  

 
W09_QP_12:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (Improving  Cash  Flow)  

 
 

S14_QP_11:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (New  Business)  

 
W12_QP_12:  Cash  Flow  Forecast  (Small  Business)  

 
 

W12_QP_13:  Cash  vs.  Profit  

 
 

   

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Chapter  28:  Costs  

S14_QP_13:  Break-­‐Even  

 
W11_QP_11:  Break  Even  

 
W10_QP_11:  Break  Even  

 
 

W11_QP_12:  Costs  

 
 

   

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Chapter  29:  Accounting  Fundamentals  

S14_QP_12:  Accounting  Ratios  

 
S11_QP_11:  Net  Profit  Margin  

 
S11_QP_12:  Current  Ratio  

 
S11_QP_13:  Gross  Profit  Margin  

 
W10_QP_13:  Accounting  Ratios  and  Profitability  

 
S10_QP_11:  Liquidity  &  Financial  vs.  Management  Accounting  

 
W13_QP_12:  Intellectual  Capital  

 
 

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