CAIE A-Level Business 10.4.1 Accounting Data for Strategic Decisions

CAIE A-Level Business 10.4.1 Accounting Data for Strategic Decisions
Cambridge International AS & A Level Business 9609 syllabus for exams in 2026, 2027 and 20282026–2028

Practise selecting financial statements and annual-report information for a strategic question and evaluating whether historical accounting evidence is sufficient for advice.

How this is tested

  • identify the statement, ratio or annual-report section that directly informs the strategic issue
  • evaluate usefulness against historic data, accounting policy, missing forecasts and qualitative factors

Question 2

[Maximum number: 20]

Advise Idir on what accounting data he should use to help him develop a new business strategy for PI to sell pet insurance.
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