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People in Business
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20 CIE IGCSE Business Studies questions on People in Business, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A business pays its workers a fixed amount for each unit they produce, regardless of time worked. What is this method of payment called?

  1. Piece rate
  2. Time rate
  3. Salary
  4. Commission
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✓ Answer: APiece rate
Piece rate pay is calculated per unit produced, incentivising output. Time rate pays per hour worked. Salary is a fixed annual amount paid regardless of output. Commission is a percentage of sales value, typically used in sales roles.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following best describes the role of a trade union in a business?

  1. To recruit new employees on behalf of the human resources department
  2. To represent and protect the interests of its worker members
  3. To manage the day-to-day operations of the business
  4. To set the wage rates that all businesses must legally pay workers
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✓ Answer: BTo represent and protect the interests of its worker members
Trade unions represent and protect their worker members by collectively bargaining for better pay, conditions, and job security. Setting legally binding wage rates is the role of government legislation, not trade unions. Recruitment is an HR function. Day-to-day operations are managed by line managers and directors.
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CIE IGCSE Business Studies: People in Business FAQ

How many CIE IGCSE Business Studies questions on People in Business are there on Kramizo?
Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on People in Business for CIE IGCSE Business Studies, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CIE paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the People in Business questions aligned to the official CIE IGCSE Business Studies syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CIE IGCSE Business Studies specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CIE paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CIE.
How is People in Business typically tested on CIE IGCSE Business Studies papers?
People in Business appears across multiple question types on real CIE IGCSE Business Studies papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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