External influences on business activity — IGCSE Business Studies (0450) questions by topic
External influences on business activity questions in IGCSE Business Studies ask you to define terms such as external benefits, then trace how a named change, like an exchange-rate depreciation or a government report, or a recession stage of the business cycle, might affect a specific importer or restaurant.
Explain and identify lead the command words, joined by outline, justify and consider, with every question here worth 20 marks. The 5 questions on this page are drawn from 2025 papers. Practise linking each cause to a business-specific effect, then submit your answer for instant marking to check the chain of reasoning holds together rather than stopping at the first stated impact.
May–June 2025, Paper 11
Identify one way each of the following changes in country X's exchange rate might affect businesses which import raw materials. Depreciation: Appreciation:
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May–June 2025, Paper 21
Explain one effect on PF of the increase in each of the two taxes outlined in Appendix 2. - Tax on people's income - Tax on profit made by businesses
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Explain two possible effects on TSE of the business cycle in country P moving into the recession stage.
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Explain two ways the information in the government report outlined in Appendix 3 might affect Jemi's restaurant.
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