Mark Scheme Standardisation November 2021
Mark Scheme Standardisation November 2021
Mark Scheme Standardisation November 2021
November 2021
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• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the
first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if
the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark
scheme.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
• Mark schemes will indicate within the table where, and which strands of
QWC, are being assessed. The strands are as follows:
i) ensure that text is legible and that spelling, punctuation and grammar
are accurate so that meaning is clear
ii) select and use a form and style of writing appropriate to purpose and to
complex subject matter
iii) organise information clearly and coherently, using specialist vocabulary
when appropriate.
Answer
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B – Market share
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C – £2 400
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C – $8.66 billion
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D – Bank loan
Answer
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Indicative content
AO2
AO3
• The money saved could then be used for other
purposes within Huawei
• If those skills are available the factory may
become more productive and efficient in
manufacturing smartphones (6)
Answer
Answer
Answer
Answer
2 (d) A01 - 3 marks
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Indicative content
AO2
• Option 1 – By offering financial methods
to its employees such as bonus payments,
piece rates, employees will remain
productive
• Option 2 – If Huawei offers non-financial
benefits such as job enrichment
employees are more likely to enjoy
working at the Huawei and feel motivated
AO3
• Option 1 – Employees are more likely to
stay with Huawei than move to another
business
• Option 2 – Employees will gain new skills
and feel valued by Huawei, which may
help them gain promotion such as
becoming a supervisor of a group of staff
assembling tablets or watches
AO4
• Option 1 – However, employees may not
be interested in bonus payments if they
are assembling tablets and they do not
meet the targets set therefore not getting
the additional wage
• Option 2 – However, not all employees
are motivated by non-financial methods of
motivation such as job enrichment, they
may prefer to remain producing
smartphones and would prefer to have
additional wages in their payslips so that
they can pay their bills (9)
Answer
Answer
3 (c) A02 - 2 marks
Award 1 mark for
correctly
69 941 000 000 x 4.5/100 substituting
(1) numbers into
formula.
= 3 147 345 000 (1)
Award full marks
for correct
numerical answer
without working. (2)
Indicative content
AO2
• This involves new employees being trained
outside Huawei at an external college by
tutors and/or other experts in modern
technology such as smartphones and tablets
• Employees can learn at their own pace the
detail and requirements of producing
smartphones and tablets
AO3
• As a result, it means that Huawei present
employees concentrate on their work, and do
not have to supervise or train new employees
• Employees do not have to worry about
making mistakes or errors that could cost
Huawei money (6)
Indicative content
AO2
• Option 1 – If Huawei uses this method of
pricing, then it is likely to gain sales of
the new smartphone because the price
will be realistic
• Option 2 – Selling at a cheaper price
encourages customers to switch from
their present brand to Huawei
AO3
• Option 1 – This pricing strategy means
that the consumers have more choice of
smartphones as they are all priced at a
similar rate
• Option 2 – Huawei could gain a larger
market share of smartphone users who
change brands
AO4
• Option 1 – However, this does not
always mean that the cost of production
is covered and if Huawei uses this
method, it may lose out financially
• Option 2 – However, promotional pricing
may generate sales for the length of time
of the promotion, but once the price of
the smartphones reverts to their normal
price it may reduce sales (9)
Answer
Indicative content
AO2
• If Huawei gains a reputation for good
quality products more customers are likely
to purchase its smartphones
• To repair faulty smartphones or tablets
could be expensive for Huawei
AO3
• If the standard is not maintained then
customers may not trust the reliability of
the smartphones and may change to other
brands
• If customers have to wait for smartphones
and tablets to be repaired this could give
Huawei a bad reputation (6)
Indicative content
AO1
• Market research finds out what customers’
needs and wants are
• By carrying out market research Huawei
will be able to make informed decisions as
to actions it should take
AO2
• If Huawei produces a watch that very few
customers want then it could waste a
great deal of money
• Huawei may decide to add additional
features or reduce or increase the size of
its smartphones from comments made by
potential customers
AO3
• This could have a negative effect on
Huawei’s financial situation and also
impact upon the development of other
products such as tablets that Huawei
makes and sells
• This could help increase sales of tablets
and smartphones and enable Huawei to
remain competitive
AO4
• However, producing a watch that no other
business is offering could mean that it
sells more of the products and gains a
competitive advantage
• However, there is no guarantee that all
the market research carried out is
worthwhile as customers’ tastes and needs
are changing constantly in light of new
technological developments (12)