The latest in the series of marketing notes designed for GCSE Business Studies students. They are primarily intended for learning support departments but maybe of use wider afield. This topic looks at the area of Supply and Demand Curves.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding critical path analysis and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding financial ratio analysis (specifically Edexcel’s Year 13 requirement of Gearing and ROCE) and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding human resources analysis (labour productivity, labour turnover, labour retention rate and absenteeism) and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding exchange rates and index numbers and includes six mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding quantitative sales forecasting and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding decision trees and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding investment appraisal techniques and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.5.3. The Competitive Environment. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of the competitive environment which a business operates within and the impact also of market size. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.3. Stock Control. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of stock control and stock control charts. It examines the importance of stock management and looks at how to analyse a stock control chart. It then considers ways of improving stock management including the use of lean production methods (e.g. Just-in-Time) and waste minimisation. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.5.2. Legislation. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of legislation with a focus upon consumer protection, employee protection, health and safety, environmental legislation and competition policy. The impacts of these issues are examined with a strong focus upon how they affect a business. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.2. Capacity Utilisation. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of capacity utilisation with a focus upon how to calculate capacity utilisation and then an assessment of under and over-utilisation and their impact upon a business. It also considers ways in which a business can improve their capacity utilisation. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.5.1. Economic Influences. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of economic influences with a specific focus upon the topics of interest rates, inflation, government taxation and spending, exchange rates and the business cycle. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.4. Quality Management. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of quality and quality management techniques such as quality assurance, quality control, quality circles and TQM. It also examines the role of Kaizen and concludes with an assessment of the competitive advantages achieved through the use of quality. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.1. Production, Productivity and Efficiency. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concepts of production and productivity with a focus upon methods of production such as job, batch, flow and celluar working. It also looks at the calculation of labour productivity and the links between productivity and competitiveness. It ends with an assessment of efficiency and the factors affecting efficiency. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.3.2. Liquidity. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of liquidity and introduces students to the statement of financial position. It examines the role of liquidity within a business and shows how it can measured using the current ratio and acid test ratio. It then considers ways of improving liquidity and looks at the importance of working capital. It includes a couple of worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.2.4. Budgets. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept and issues surrounding budgeting including an assessment of historical and zero-based budgeting, variance analysis and the limitations of budgeting. It includes a couple of worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.3.1. Profit. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of profit with a focus upon gross profit, operating profit and profit for the year (net profit). It examines how each type of profit is generated through the use of a Statement of Comprehensive Income and then analyses the use of profitability ratios (gross profit margin, operating profit margin, profit for the year margin) before concluding with a look at how profitability can improved and the difference between cash and profit. It includes a couple of worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.2.3. Break-Even. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the calculations and analysis associated with the technique of break-even. It considers the use of contribution, margin of safety and break-even charts, concluding with an assessment of the limitations of the technique. It includes several worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.3.3. Business Failure. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the reasons behind business failure. It considers some of the main internal and external causes of failure both financial and non-financial. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.