CAIE A-Level Business 10.2.2 Profitability ratios

CAIE A-Level Business 10.2.2 Profitability ratios
Cambridge International AS & A Level Business 9609 syllabus for exams in 2026, 2027 and 20282026–2028

Practise calculating profitability ratios and evaluating how a business could improve margins or returns from case data.

How this is tested

  • calculate operating profit margin or ROCE from financial statement extracts
  • evaluate methods to increase profitability, linking costs, revenue and business context

Question 4

Question 4(a)

(a)

Refer to Table 1.2. Calculate for 2023-24, the operating profit margin.

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Question 4(b)

(b)

Evaluate methods HCC could use to increase profitability.

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