CAPE Management of Business Unit 1 · 2002 · Paper 1

28 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 12 marksState TWO reasons for the existence of public sector companies in a country.
2. 2(a)2 marksDistinguish between tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade.
3. 2(b)2 marksGive ONE example of EACH.
4. 3(a)2 marksExplain the type of merger that took place between both companies.
5. 3(b)1 markSuggest ONE possible reason for the merger.
6. 4(a)1 markState ONE type of micro-environmental information required by organizations.
7. 4(b)1 markOutline ONE way in which the information stated in (a) is important to managers.
8. 5(a)2 marksOutline to the directors of Osilaja Cosmetics Ltd ONE possible legal constraint and ONE possible technological constraint which might affect their decision to manufacture the deodorant in the Caribbean.
9. 5(b)2 marksState ONE benefit and ONE disadvantage which a multinational corporation such as Osilaja Cosmetics Ltd could possibly bring to your country.
10. 61 markOutline ONE of Henri Fayol's fourteen principles of management.
11. 74 marksExplain the difference between these two approaches to organization.
12. 8(a)2 marksDistinguish between "hygiene" and "motivating" factors in Herzberg's theory of motivation. Why is the distinction important?
13. 8(b)2 marksState ONE basic assumption of McGregor's Theory X and outline its implications for management.
14. 9(a)4 marksResearch shows teams are effective when members have a variety of skills. State TWO of these skills and show how EACH skill stated contributes to effective team management.
15. 9(b)1 markList ONE possible effect of poor communication in an organization.
16. 101 markSuggest ONE reason why employees in an organization might resist a move by management to fully computerize the operations.
17. 11(a)1 markCreditors
18. 11(b)1 markShareholders
19. 12(a)1 markWhat was the net profit?
20. 12(b)1 markCompute the Net Profit Margin percentage to 1 decimal place.
21. 12(c)2 marksCompute the percentage mark-up to the nearest whole number.
22. 13(a)1 markGoing concern cost
23. 13(b)1 markEntity concept
24. 13(c)1 markStraight-line depreciation
25. 14(a)2 marksConstruct a cash flow forecast statement for Iris Wholesales for the month of December.
26. 14(b)1 markSuggest ONE reason why it is useful for firms to use cash flow forecast statements.
27. 15(a)1 markWhat is meant by 'gearing ratio'?
28. 15(b)2 marksExplain how the gearing ratio could assist the management of Afrique Soap Company Ltd when deciding between using additional equity capital or loan capital.