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BUSINESS 9609/33Paper 3 Case Study May/June 2019 3 hoursCandidates answer on the Question Paper.No Additional Materials are required.
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Section A
Answer all questions in this section.
1 Analyse the risks to AC of the economic forecasts in Appendix 2.
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2 (a) Refer to the table in Appendix 1. Calculate the:
(i) current capacity utilisation at Factory S
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(ii) contribution from each kg of chocolate powder sold from Factory S.
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(b) Refer to your results in 2(a) and other information. Recommend whether AC should close Factory N. Justify your recommendation.
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3 Evaluate the importance of the ethical ‘fair trade’ principle to the success of the marketing strategy for AC’s chocolate powder.
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4 (a) Refer to Appendix 1. Calculate the impact of a 15% increase in the price of raw materials for Factory S on its operating profit margin in 2019, assuming revenue and all other cost data remains the same.
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(b) Refer to Table 1 and lines (37–43). Calculate AC’s gearing ratio that would result from the project to expand Factory S.
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(c) Refer to your results from 4(a) and other information. Evaluate whether the Lukwesa family should convert the business into a public limited company.
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5 Evaluate the possible impact on AC of more flexible employment contracts.
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Section B
Answer one question from this section.
6 Discuss the usefulness of strategic choice techniques for the directors of AC, as they decide between Option A and Option B.
7 Assume AC’s directors choose Option A. Evaluate the importance of business planning to the successful implementation of this strategy.
Write the question number here: ..........
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