Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises KALA Joint Trials 2024 Business Studies Paper 2 Exam with Answers and Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Business Studies Paper 2 (565/2) Joint Mock examination administered in July 2024.

  • Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 100
  • Number of Questions: 6
  • Instructions: Candidates were required to answer any five questions. All questions carried equal marks and candidates were required to show all workings where necessary.

  The paper consisted of structured essay and calculation-based questions testing knowledge, application, and analysis of business and economic concepts.

  It covered the following topics:

  • Characteristics of economic resources
  • Reasons and circumstances for restricting international trade
  • Sources of capital for public limited companies
  • Preparation of a two-column cash book from business transactions
  • Roles of county governments in improving service delivery
  • Uses and importance of national income statistics
  • Money transfer facilities provided by commercial banks
  • Measures for effective national development planning
  • Government policies used to increase supply of goods in the market
  • Guidelines for responsible government expenditure
  • Personal attributes required for effective office workers
  • Financial ratio analysis including stock turnover rate, current ratio, and profit margin
  • Calculation of cost of sales and capital employed
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  BUSINESS STUDIES

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