Name: ______________________________________ Adm No.
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Candidate’s Signature: ________________________ Date: __________________________
565/1
BUSINESS STUDIES
JULY/AUGUST 2024
Time: 2 hours
ZERAKI ACHIEVERS 13.0 EXAMINATIONS 2024
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
565/1
FORM 3
BUSINESS STUDIES
TIME: 2hours
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided.
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This paper consists of 6 printed pages. Candidates should check the question
paper to ascertain that all pages are printed as indicated and that no pages are
missing
Answer all questions in Section A and any FOUR in Section B.
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Section A: Answer all questions
1. State the function of each of the following documents as used in home trade. (4 marks)
Document Function
(a) Proforma invoice
(b) Advice Note
(c) Credit Note
(d) Order
2. Jane has completed her secondary school studies. She wishes to engage in a small-scale retail
business in her locality. Highlight FOUR types of business she can start. (4 marks)
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3. Identify the type of goods described by the following statements given in the table below. (4 marks)
Statement Type of good
(a) Used to create other goods.
(b) Require further processing in order to
have utility.
(c) Government is obligated to provide them
to her citizens.
(d) Have utility but no monetary value.
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4. The following statements refer to different office layouts. Identify the types of office layout
explained in the following statements. (3 marks)
Statement Office layout
(a) All staff members operate from the same
room.
(b) Senior managers are assigned separate
rooms from where they coordinate activities.
(c) High class office assigned to enhancing
the image of the organization.
5. Identify the type of wholesalers described in the statements given below. (4 marks)
Description Wholesaler
(a) Deal in a wide range of products but
within one line.
(b) Sells particular products to other
specialized wholesalers
(c) Use vehicles to go round selling goods to
trades.
(d) Sell their products to certain parts of the
country only.
6. Identify four channels a Japanese manufacturer would use to distribute his goods to the customer.
(4 marks)
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7. Highlight four importance of a warehousing to a manufacturer. (4 marks)
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8. Identify the office equipment described in each of the statements below. (4 marks)
Description Equipment
a Used to make postage stamp impressions on envelopes.
b Used to transmit verbal messages.
c Used to store confidential documents and valuable items.
d Used to record and store information in audio tapes.
9. State four factors that determine fertility rate in a country. (4 marks)
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10. State four reasons that can lead to the termination of an insurance contract. (4 marks)
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11. Outline four measures that a firm should take to improve the performance of its labour force.
(4 marks)
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12. The participant in a two sector economy are households and firms. Identify the relevant participants
in each of the statements given below. (4 marks)
Statement Participant
a Payment for goods and services.
b Sale of factors of production.
c Payments of factors of production.
d Sale of goods and services.
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13. Highlight four external business environment that would affect business operations negatively.
(4 marks)
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14. A monopoly is a market structure made up of only one supplier. State four features of such a market.
(4 marks)
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15. Fill in the blank spaces in the table below. (5 marks)
Long Term Short Term Fixed Current
Capital
Liabilities Liabilities Assets Assets
666,250.00 230,775.00 344,545.00 (a) 455,670.00
53,221.00 (b) 34,423.00 54,435.00 56,554.00
447,510.00 122,345.00 (c) 344,544.00 677,543.00
(d) 12,345.00 23,441.00 23,342.00 34,432.00
2,016.00 3,453.00 3,423.00 1,234.00 (e)
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Section B: Answer any four questions from this section.
16. Highlight five measures Kenyan government may put in places to reduce unemployment.
(10 Marks)
17. Outline five benefits to a business person who uses e-mail to communicate. (10 marks)
18. Highlight five ways in which a business can interact with external environment to improve its
operations. (10 Marks)
19. State five ways in which the government may influence the supply of a product in market.
(10 marks)
20. Explain five ways in which computers may be used in an office. (10 Marks)
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