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Business Studies mock exam
Higher School Certificate Examination - Business Studies. Sit it in one block, time yourself with the on-screen clock, then self-mark against the model answers.
Paper structure from the official NESA page.
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Paper at a glance
Reading time
5 min
Working time
180 min
Total marks
100
Sections
4
| Section | Questions | Marks | Recommended time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section I - Objective response | 20 | 20 | 35 min |
| Section II - Short answer | 9 | 40 | 75 min |
| Section III - Business report | 1 | 20 | 35 min |
| Section IV - Extended response | 1 | 20 | 35 min |
Before you start
What this mock covers
- Section I - Objective response: 20 multiple-choice questions, auto-marked when you submit.
- Section II - Short answer: 9 short-answer questions (40 marks), self-marked against a model answer.
- Section III - Business report: 1 extended response (20 marks), self-marked against the marking criteria.
- Section IV - Extended response: 1 extended response (20 marks), self-marked against the marking criteria.
9 syllabus dot points covered
Syllabus dot points examined in this paper:
- Effectiveness of HRM: corporate culture, benchmarking, staff turnover, absenteeism, accidents, disputation and worker satisfaction (HSC Business Studies)
- Global factors and supply chain management in operations: global sourcing, economies of scale, scanning and learning, R&D, logistics and e-commerce (HSC Business Studies)
- HR processes: acquisition, development, maintenance and separation, with the legal rules for notice, redundancy and unfair dismissal (HSC Business Studies)
- Influences on financial management: internal and external sources of finance, financial institutions, government and global markets (HSC Business Studies)
- Marketing strategies: promotion, the communication process, place, the extended mix (people, processes, physical evidence) and e-marketing (HSC Business Studies)
- Operations processes: inputs, transformation (the four Vs, Gantt charts, critical path analysis, layout, monitoring) and outputs (HSC Business Studies)
- Processes of financial management: planning, the financial statements, the seven syllabus ratios, comparative ratio analysis and limitations of financial reports (HSC Business Studies)
- Quality management: control, assurance and improvement, TQM, ISO standards, Six Sigma and benchmarking (HSC Business Studies)
- The role of marketing, types of markets, production, selling and marketing approaches, and the marketing process (HSC Business Studies Topic 2)
Multiple-choice questions are drawn from the Exam-style practice (harder): Business Studies multiple choice, HSC Business Studies Marketing (Topic 2): the marketing process, mix, pricing and consumer law quizzes.
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