Answering 2-Mark Questions (Cambridge International IGCSE Business)
Exam board Cambridge International · IGCSEUpdated 2025-10-29
How do I answer a CIE IGCSE Business 2-mark question?
Define questions
- In these questions you are asked to give a precise meaning of a key business term
- Your definition should include two elements to attract both marks
Example
| Define‘Return on Capital Employed’. |
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Calculate questions
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In these questions, you are asked to carry out a simple calculation using the given data
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You should always show your workings
- If your final answer is incorrect but some of your working is correct, you could gain one mark
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Make sure you include relevant units e.g. £ or $, number of items, %, etc
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You can use a calculator
Example
| Kemala makes high-quality beauty products. Demand for her best-selling hand cream is price inelastic. She advertises her products in specialist beauty magazines. Kemala is analysing her income statement. An extract is shown in the table below. | Extract from Kemala’s income statement 2021 ($000) | | |---|---| | Revenue | 480 | | Gross profit | 192 | | Profit for the year | 72 | Calculate Kemala's gross profit margin in 2021. Show your workings. |
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State or Identify questions
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In these questions you need to either
- Name,select or recognise two distinct points
- Express, in clear terms, two distinct points
Example
| Identify two external users of accounts. |
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