CAIE A-Level Business 10.4 Finance and Accounting Strategy Question Bank

CAIE A-Level Business 10.4 Finance and Accounting Strategy Question Bank
Cambridge International AS & A Level Business 9609 syllabus for exams in 2026, 2027 and 20282026–2028

Practise using accounts, annual reports and ratio trends to assess performance and advise shareholders or managers while recognising the limits of financial evidence for strategy.

Exam points

  • select accounting statements or ratios that address the stakeholder's strategic decision
  • compare performance over time or against competitors and trace the result to strategic options
  • evaluate usefulness using data age, accounting choices, qualitative evidence and future uncertainty

Covered syllabus points

10.4.1—Accounting data for strategy10.4.2—Ratio analysis for strategy

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.
[20]

Question 4(b)

[Maximum number: 12]

Evaluate whether PAIR should increase dividends to shareholders in 2025.