Cambridge A Level Business (for first examination in 2016) 9609 — 2025 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 3

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2 9609/33/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 1 Analyse two advantages to the government of country G that could result from the nationalisation of LBM. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [8] * 0000800000002 * ,










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4 9609/33/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 3 (a) Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the payback period. … … … … … … [2] (b) Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the net present value (NPV) over six years discounted at 8%. … … … … … … [2] (c) Evaluate LBM’s decision to go ahead with the hot water mine. … … … … … … … … … … … … * 0000800000004 * ,










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6 9609/33/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 4 (a) Using Figure 1.1: (i) calculate the total float for activity C … … … … … … … … … [3] (ii) identify the minimum project duration. … [1] (b) Evaluate the importance of Critical Path Analysis (CPA) to the success of the hard rock mine. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … * 0000800000006 * ,










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8 9609/33/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 5 Evaluate LBM’s decision to use two different approaches to HRM. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … * 0000800000008 * ,










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