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Jacob's Tobacconists have recently been hit by the increase in tax on tobacco products in the UK. The graph shows the drop in demand after the tax was applied to these products.

What might the amount denoted by the difference between PO and P1 on the graph be used for?

A.

To fund public health services in the UK

B.

To add to the profits of Jacob's Tobacconist

C.

To invest in other tobacconists and cigarette producers situated in the UK

A bottle of brandy costs £25 in Country X, including both unit tax and ad valorem tax. These taxes are applied throughout the production process.

Which of the following applies to this particular scenario? Select ALL that apply.

A.

The ad valorem tax acts as a sales tax

B.

Both taxes can be classed as multi-stage consumption taxes

C.

The unit tax is otherwise known as stamp duty

D.

The taxes levied on the brandy are charged in a similar way to sales tax in the United States

E.

The taxes levied on the brandy are proportional

Brilliant Buys Local is a subsidiary of Brilliant Buys, and operates a number of smaller stores in local neighbourhoods.

The managing director of Brilliant Buys Local, Mr Davidson, has been given a scatter diagram with sales of each store based on the size of the local population.

Which of the following options outlines the best ways to interpret this diagram in this context?

Select ALL that apply.

A.

Use Pearson's coefficient to accurately draw a line of best fit

B.

Draw a line of best fit by eye and estimate how much of a correlation there is between store sales and population

C.

Rearrange the data points on the scatter diagram so that it shows any correlation more clearly

D.

Use the diagram to interpret that two of the stores with the highest sales are in areas with a medium-sized population

E.

Use the diagram to interpret that the store with the lowest sales was in an area with a population of 5000

A business has a contractual requirement to pay a sum of$6m in a foreign currency in 12 months time. It takes out a forward exchange contract from this sum.

A.

This is an example of

B.

Translation risk avoidance

C.

Arbitrage

D.

hedging

Golden Crisp Cereals plans to build its new factory on the outskirts of Bimbleton, an affluent medium-sized town where its current headquarters is based. The area where they are planning to build the factory was

formerly a country park.

Of the following, which stakeholder would be most likely to protest against the construction of the new Golden Crisp Cereals factory?

A.

Environmental groups

B.

Current employees

C.

Trade unions

D.

Local residents

DigiRecords is an international retailer of CDs and DVDs. It has, however, started selling BluRoy players and discs.

Which of the following may have had an impact on DigiRecords' decision to begin selling BluRay players and discs?

A.

The increase in demand for BluRay and the subsequent decrease in demand for DVDs

B.

The inexpensive nature ofBluRays compared with DVDs

C.

A decrease in the number ofBluRays being sold

D.

An increase in the number of DVDs being sold

The graph shows house prices in Lingford, a large urban town in a prosperous region.

Which of the following would be the equilibrium price for houses in Lingford?

A.

£390,000

B.

£400,000

C.

£410,000

Other things being equal, an increase in a country's balance of payments deficit on current account means that

A.

Import prices must be falling

B.

The volume of goods exported must be falling

C.

Aggregate demand is falling

D.

The difference between government spending and tax revenue is growing

Mrjohnson, the managing director of Brilliant Buys, wants to plot the cumulative sales figures for each store nationwide over the course of a year on a graph. The sales by store are shown below:

If these figures were plotted on an ogive, what would the line of cumulative frequency look like?

A.

Rises until it reaches sales of £900,000 or less on the x axis, then declines

B.

Rises until it reaches halfway between sales of £700,000 and £900,000 on the x axis, then declines

C.

Rises until it reaches 43 stores on they axis, then declines

D.

Rises until it reaches 43 stores on the x axis, then declines

The managing director of Polly's, a department store, has found that ten of its stores located in the south east of England have seen a significant fall in profit margin.

Which of the following is most likely to be the cause of this?

A.

An increase in rent for the premises in which the store is located

B.

A decrease in sales at these stores

C.

An increase in footfall at these stores

D.

A decrease in rent for the premises in which the store is located