Global Markets and Business Expansion | Edexcel A-Level Business (9BS0)
Global Markets and Business Expansion
- 122 questions
- 5 subtopics
- Theme 4: global business
- Paper 1 and Paper 3
Global markets and business expansion is the second section of Theme 4.
It covers what pushes a business abroad and what pulls it, how it judges a country as somewhere to sell and somewhere to produce, the deals it strikes to get there, and what makes it competitive once it arrives.
Sample questions from Global Markets and Business Expansion
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Conditions that prompt trade
What are pull factors in international trade?
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Attractive conditions in foreign markets that draw businesses towards international trade. -
Conditions that prompt trade
How can the product life cycle be extended through international trade?
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Products at maturity or decline stage domestically may be at introduction or growth stage in other countries, allowing continued sales in new markets. -
Assessment of a country as a market
Explain how poor infrastructure increases costs for businesses operating in a country.
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It creates difficulties in distribution, communication, and supply chain management, leading to increased costs and delays. -
Assessment of a country as a market
What would happen to a UK company's repatriated profits if the currency of the market they operate in weakens significantly?
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The value of profits when converted back to pounds would decrease. -
Assessment of a country as a production location
Why are port and airport facilities relevant when assessing a production location?
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Quality port and airport facilities enable efficient import of components and export of finished goods, reducing shipping times and logistics costs for international trade. -
Assessment of a country as a production location
Why is raw material availability an important natural resource factor for production location?
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Local availability of raw materials reduces transport costs, shortens supply chains, and ensures reliable input supply for production. -
Reasons for global mergers or joint ventures
Why is utilising a local partner's knowledge of market conditions valuable in a joint venture?
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The local partner understands consumer preferences, regulations, and distribution channels, reducing the risk of costly mistakes when entering an unfamiliar market. -
Reasons for global mergers or joint ventures
How does a global merger or joint venture reduce vulnerability to supply disruptions?
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Diversified sources and locations mean that problems at one site can be compensated by output from others, maintaining continuity.
The 5 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Conditions that prompt trade | Push factors such as saturated domestic markets and competition, pull factors such as economies of scale and risk spreading, and off-shoring and outsourcing. | 16 |
| Assessment of a country as a market | Disposable income, ease of doing business, infrastructure, political stability and exchange rates, and how each affects the decision to enter. | 15 |
| Assessment of a country as a production location | Costs of production, skills and availability of labour, infrastructure, trade bloc membership, government incentives, ease of doing business, political stability, natural resources and likely return on investment, and how firms weigh these factors. | 38 |
| Reasons for global mergers or joint ventures | Spreading risk, entering new markets, acquiring brands and intellectual property, securing supply, and reaching greater economies of scale. | 22 |
| Global competitiveness | How exchange rate movements and volatility change competitiveness, forward contracts, cost competitiveness against differentiation as routes to advantage abroad, and the effects of skill shortages and how businesses respond to them. | 31 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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