Candidate Name Centre Number Candidate Name
ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SKILLS 4048/02
PAPER 2 Case Study 2 hours 15 minutes
SPECIMEN PAPER
Additional materials: Answer booklet
Allow candidates 5 minutes to count pages before the examination.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page and
your centre number and candidate number on the top right corner of every page of this question
paper.
Check that all the pages are in the booklet and ask the invigilator
FOR EXAMINER’S
for a replacement if there are duplicate or missing pages.
USE
Calculators may be used.
Section A Section A
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper. Section B
Section B
Answer any three questions.
Write your answers on the separate answer booklet provided.
At the end of the examination fasten the answer booklet used
securely to the question paper.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each TOTAL
question or part question.
This specimen paper consists of 7 printed pages.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, Specimen Paper.
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SECTION A [40 Marks]
Answer all questions
Read the case study below and answer all the questions that follow.
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1 (a) Tamarind Soft Drinks Examiner’s
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Tamari and Linda are childhood friends. They formed a partnership business
together. Linda studied entrepreneurship at the University of Zimbabwe, where
she acquired enterprising skills needed by an entrepreneur and also the roles of
an entrepreneur in society.
After graduating Linda brought forward her knowledge of entrepreneurship to be
implemented in running their partnership business. Due to availability of
tamarind fruits in their community, they decided to start the manufacturing of
tamarind soft drinks. The partnership managed to borrow money from the bank
so that they can buy other resources needed to produce tamarind non-carbonated
soft drinks.
Due to economic constraints in the country they did not operate profitably in the
first year. They managed to get an overdraft and borrowed from friends so as to
enter into foreign markets. Borrowing from friends was cheap because of no
interest on the borrowed amount. Due to nutritional value of tamarind soft
drinks, many countries are now interested in the drink and the two friends have
decided to grow their enterprise into a private limited company.
(i) Identify four skills that are needed to run Tamarind Soft Drinks
Enterprise.
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(ii) Explain the concept of enterprising.
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(b) (i) Identify any two stakeholders of Tamarind Soft Drinks Enterprise. Use
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(ii) Explain the roles of Tamari and Linda in the enterprise.
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(c) (i) Identify any two external constraints that affect an enterprise.
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(ii) Explain the advantages of converting a partnership business to a
private limited company.
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(d) (i) Identify two sources of finance.
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(ii) Distinguish between internal and external sources of finance.
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(e) (i) Identify any two factors to consider when choosing a source of
finance.
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(ii) Explain any two challenges encountered in foreign markets.
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(f) Evaluate the impact of ICT in operations management. For
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SECTION B [60 Marks]
Answer any three (3) questions from this section.
2 (a) Describe the importance of business planning to a local mushroom
farmer. [10]
(b) Assess the effects of business growth. [10]
3 (a) Explain the factors that influence the choice of mode of transport used by
an enterprise. [8]
(b) Evaluate benefits and challenges encountered in foreign markets to a
banana grower. [12]
4 (a) Explain the advantages of economic integration. [10]
(b) Evaluate the methods of measuring business size. [10]
5 (a) Explain business constraints affecting local manufacturing businesses. [10]
(b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of small enterprises. [10]
6 (a) Explain the importance of budgeting to a potato grower. [8]
(b) Evaluate the importance of being ethical in businesses. [12]
7 Discuss the drivers towards enterprising in the Zimbabwean economy. [20]
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