Business Sample assessment 2020: Question and response book
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Sample assessment 2020 Question and response book
Business
Time allowed • Planning time — 15 minutes
• Working time — 120 minutes
General instructions • Answer all questions in this question and
response book.
• Write using black or blue pen.
• Respond in paragraphs consisting of full sentences.
• Planning paper will not be marked.
Section 1 (27 marks) • 4 short response questions
Section 2 (18 marks) • 1 extended response question
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Section 1
Instructions • If you need more space for a response, use the additional pages at the back of this book.
On the additional pages, write the question number you are responding to.
Cancel any incorrect response by ruling a single diagonal line through your work.
Write the page number of your alternative/additional response, i.e. See page …
If you do not do this, your original response will be marked.
• This section has four questions and is worth 27 marks.
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QUESTION 1 (6 marks) Explain two drivers of change that would prompt the executive of a large company with diverse holdings to demerge one of its successful retail entities, several years after acquisition.
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QUESTION 2 (5 marks) Synthesise the information provided in Stimulus 1 and 2 (Case study 1) in the stimulus book to draw conclusions about the implications of the transformation of operations for Mustget Pty Ltd.
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QUESTION 3 (6 marks) Explain two leadership strategies that the Operations Manager used in the situation presented in Stimulus 3 (Case study 2) in the stimulus book.
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QUESTION 4 (10 marks)
a) Use evidence from Stimulus 4–10 (Case study 3) in the stimulus book to construct the context section of a business report that describes the internal financial environment of Solidwood Timber and Hardware Pty Ltd. [5 marks]
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b) Prepare an appendix for a business report for Solidwood Timber and Hardware Pty Ltd that presents an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of their internal financial environment. [5 marks]
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Section 2
Instructions • This section has one question and is worth 18 marks.
QUESTION 5 (18 marks) Use Stimulus 4–10 (Case study 3) in the stimulus book to evaluate the proposed strategies for change to the business. Present your evaluation as an extract of a business report to management that includes recommendations.
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ADDITIONAL PAGE FOR STUDENT RESPONSES Write the question number you are responding to.
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ADDITIONAL PAGE FOR STUDENT RESPONSES Write the question number you are responding to.
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