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9609 · October/November 2024 · examinable unit

9609/41 Question 2

Cambridge Business · 20 marks. This page is the question object — what is being tested — not the mark scheme.

Stem preview

Advise DF on the likely impact of ratio results on its choice of future growth strategy.

Full stem stays in the official paper. We show a short excerpt so you can identify the item, then attempt your own answer.

What the examiner is asking

This 9609/41 item (20 marks, October/November 2024) is testing whether you can apply the linked topic under timed exam conditions — not whether you can recall a textbook paragraph. Read the command word, identify the quantity or argument required, and plan the mark-earning steps before you write.

Prerequisite concepts

  • Core definitions and relationships for the linked topic
  • Command-word literacy (state / describe / explain / calculate / deduce)
  • Showing method lines examiners can credit even if the final answer slips

Similar practice

After you attempt this question, mark it, then take another 9609 past-paper item on the same topic so the weakness becomes a habit fix — not a one-off score.