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1(a)(i) Barter: direct exchange of goods/services without using money.
1(a)(ii) Disadvantage: barter needs double coincidence of wants, so both parties must want what the other offers at the same time, making trade difficult and slow.
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Money: portable, durable.
1(b)(i) Drawer: Kiman Clarke.
1(b)(ii) Drawee: Sunshine Commercial Bank.
1(b)(iii) Payment instruments: debit card, credit card, electronic transfer.
1(c)(i) Private sector: businesses owned and controlled by private individuals mainly to earn profit.
Public sector: businesses/services owned and controlled by government mainly to provide services for citizens.
1(c)(ii) Private limited: shares cannot be sold to the general public and ownership is restricted. Public limited: shares can be sold to the general public, usually through the stock exchange.
1(d) Advantage: a mixed economy allows government to provide essential services such as education, healthcare, and transport, protect consumers, reduce inequality, and prevent exploitation while still allowing private businesses to operate and make profit. Disadvantage: more government control, rules, and taxes may limit private freedom, slow decision-making, reduce efficiency, discourage enterprise, and reduce competition.
2(a)(i) Business documents: invoice, receipt, purchase order.
2(a)(ii) Record keeping: helps the business calculate profit or loss, provides proof of transactions in case of disputes, and helps managers plan, control spending, and make better decisions.
2(b)(i) Public liability insurance: covers claims made by members of the public who suffer injury or property damage because of the business or its operations.
2(b)(ii) Employers’ liability insurance: covers claims made by employees who are injured, become ill, or suffer loss because of accidents or unsafe conditions at work.
2(c)(i) Insurable interest: insured must stand to suffer financial loss if item is damaged/lost. Example: a person insuring his own house.
2(c)(ii) Indemnity: insured is compensated only for actual loss suffered and must not profit. Example: stock worth $50 000 destroyed by fire, insurer pays value of loss only.
2(d)(i) Principle: capacity to contract.
2(d)(ii) Mr Cole is not likely to succeed because Raul is 13 and is a minor. Minors generally cannot make binding contracts for non-necessaries. A phone is not a necessary, so Raul can avoid the contract and Mr Cole would probably lose the case.
2(d)(iii) Settle dispute by discussion and mutual agreement, or by mediation using a parent, guardian, or neutral third party.
3(a) Public relations activities: sponsorship of events, press releases, charitable donations.
3(b)(i) Loyalty points: customers earn points when they buy, then redeem them for discounts, free items, or rewards.
3(b)(ii) Bundling: two or more products sold together as one package, usually at a lower price than buying separately.
3(c)(i) Pricing: deciding the amount charged for a product or service after considering cost, demand, competition, and profit goals.
3(c)(ii) Distribution: moving goods from producer to consumer through transport, storage, wholesalers, and retailers.
3(d)(i) Jus Cool introduced a new drink below rival prices: penetration pricing.
3(d)(ii) All bakeries sell sugar buns at about same price: competitive pricing.
3(d)(iii) Jazz Festival charges students, adults, seniors different prices: price discrimination.
3(e)(i) Type of advertising: informative advertising.
3(e)(ii) Main objective: to inform the target market about the service and persuade them to use it.
3(e)(iii) Target group: students preparing for POB exams.
3(e)(iv) Effective communication medium: social media.
3(e)(v) Reason: many students use social media regularly, so the ad reaches them quickly, cheaply, and directly.
4(a) Roles of transportation: moves raw materials to producers for production; moves finished goods to wholesalers, retailers, and consumers, creating place utility and wider markets.
4(b)(i) Vaccines from Canada to Grenada: air transport.
4(b)(ii) Lumber from Saint Joseph to Saint George in Dominica: road transport.
4(b)(iii) Statistics on CXC results from Barbados to Saint Lucia: electronic transmission / internet.
4(b)(iv) Crude oil from Trinidad to Tobago: pipeline.
4(c)(i) Problems distributing mangoes to USA: spoilage because mangoes are perishable; delays in shipping or customs clearance.
4(c)(ii) Measures besides GPS: use refrigerated storage/containers to keep goods fresh in transit; improve packaging and labeling to reduce damage and make handling easier.
4(d) GPS benefits: tracks vehicles in real time, improves security, reduces theft/loss, gives accurate delivery updates. Also helps choose shorter, less congested routes, saving time, fuel, and transport cost while improving delivery reliability.
5(a) Financial institutions other than commercial banks: credit unions, insurance companies, building societies.
5(b) Services of commercial banks: accepting deposits, granting loans, money transfers, foreign exchange services.
5(c)(i) Savings are kept mainly for safety and short-term use, while investments are made to earn higher returns over a longer period and involve more risk.
5(c)(ii) Saving: savings account. Investment: shares.
5(d) Personal sources of capital: personal savings, funds from family, funds from friends.
5(e) Benefit 1: a personal budget helps the family plan how income will be spent, control expenses, avoid unnecessary spending, and live within their means. Benefit 2: a budget helps the family see how much can be saved or used to pay debts, prepare for emergencies, reduce stress, and make better financial decisions.