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!! Business HL 2016 - Predictions, discussion, aftermath

  • 14-06-2016 09:58AM
    #1
    swagmire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    Guys can someone do me a massive favour. I've lost my exam papers s can someone send me a pic of the topics that came up each year. There's a chart at the start of the exam papers. I do hl. send a pic on This ir can give you my email


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  • #2
    cheeto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭cheeto


    PM sent


  • #3
    daveytheravey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭daveytheravey


    I have a good feeling about Ratios and a report this year


  • #4
    summer98
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭summer98


    Anyone else leaving out HRM?


  • #5
    legocrazy505
    Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭legocrazy505


    summer98 wrote: »
    Anyone else leaving out HRM?

    Honestly I wouldn't do that. It's in the ABQ units so you never know.


  • #6
    Boaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭Boaty


    I have a feeling a business plan or report could come up, it hasn't been up in years


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  • #7
    JesseBrosnan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4 ✭JesseBrosnan


    swagmire wrote: »
    Guys can someone do me a massive favour. I've lost my exam papers s can someone send me a pic of the topics that came up each year. There's a chart at the start of the exam papers. I do hl. send a pic on This ir can give you my email

    Could someone send them to me too?


  • #8
    Soolander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭Soolander


    ****ting bricks haha


  • #9
    Alan106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭Alan106


    can i pull off unit 4-7 in less than 12 hours? anyone have faith in me </3


  • #10
    Soolander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭Soolander


    Alan106 wrote: »
    can i pull off unit 4-7 in less than 12 hours? anyone have faith in me </3

    Yup you probably could. However as the ABQ is 3-5, and long questions can be done with 1-5 it may be a good idea to know these really well instead. Only a suggestion though best of luck with whatever you choose lad.


  • #11
    Soolander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭Soolander


    That was probably the easiest exam ive ever sat


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  • #12
    stead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭stead


    Was decent. A lot of people didn't seem too happy about it and ran out of time. Found the short questions harder than previous years. Abq was easy enough but I'm worried I didn't write enough. Felt like a lot of waffle, especially answering q2&3. That break even analysis was beautiful though.


  • #13
    Brian_R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭Brian_R


    Probably one of the easiest tests I've ever sat.


  • #14
    legocrazy505
    Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭legocrazy505


    Q10 in the short question seemed wrong to me but I just attempted it anyway. Overall a very lovely paper with little surprises for me. Most of the stuff can be found already in previous years. Ran out of time in the mocks but I finished 30 minutes early this time.


  • #15
    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    Loved that paper! Question 3 was an absolute gift! Breakdown Analysis in Question 6 was lovely as well, as were Questions 4 & 7. Was very happy overall! I ran out of time a little bit at the end so my last question of the ABQ is a little rushed but I managed to finish it. Really hoping for the A1 now after that.


  • #16
    hurler97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭hurler97


    What did people get for debt equity ratio and was it high or low geared?


  • #17
    Plankton55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Plankton55


    hurler97 wrote: »
    What did people get for debt equity ratio and was it high or low geared?

    2:1
    High geared


  • #18
    randomlad727
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭randomlad727


    What was question 5? I did it but I cant remember what it was!


  • #19
    Boaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭Boaty


    40 mark breakeven, that was fantastic, I'd say a good few people mixed up management skills with activities.


  • #20
    Gahv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Gahv


    was hoping for management activities in the ABQ but skills was so nice especially with the context


  • #21
    cheeto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭cheeto


    I found the SAQs tough but the ABQ was great


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  • #22
    TheBiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭TheBiz


    I had time to do an extra long question.. What..


  • #23
    daveytheravey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭daveytheravey


    thought it was fair its such a tight exam for time! Did ye quote for all parts of the ABQ or only the first question? it kinda got repetitive imo


  • #24
    TheBiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭TheBiz


    daveytheravey wrote: »
    thought it was fair its such a tight exam for time! Did ye quote for all parts of the ABQ or only the first question? it kinda got repetitive imo

    I quoted for all parts I could, they part about discussing short and medium term sources of finance didn't really tie in with much (considering it said about finance for a premise) I wrote about 2 1/2 to 2 pages. Hows that for lenght?


  • #25
    daveytheravey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭daveytheravey


    Im surprised you had time to do an extra question. i was stuck enough for the time :( sher its over now


  • #26
    TheBiz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭TheBiz


    daveytheravey wrote: »
    Im surprised you had time to do an extra question. i was stuck enough for the time :( sher its over now

    I had 3 pages left in the entire booklet, 3 pages for the ABQ and a hole in my hand. I really don't know, but only one exam left!


  • #27
    daveytheravey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭daveytheravey


    TheBiz wrote: »
    I had 3 pages left in the entire booklet, 3 pages for the ABQ and a hole in my hand. I really don't know, but only one exam left!

    Sounds like a great chunk! Wishing you the best I'm so jealous :)


  • #28
    Tomk_1111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭Tomk_1111


    daveytheravey wrote: »
    Did ye quote for all parts of the ABQ or only the first question? it kinda got repetitive imo

    answers that arent linked/quoted are marked 0.


  • #29
    legocrazy505
    Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭legocrazy505


    Tomk_1111 wrote: »
    answers that arent linked/quoted are marked 0.

    Pretty sure that's not true. If you can show relevant theory without quotes you get a portion of the marks. In some of the questions links are only 2 marks a point.


  • #30
    daveytheravey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭daveytheravey


    Tomk_1111 wrote: »
    answers that arent linked/quoted are marked 0.

    I basically used my quotes in my answer. Said exactly what they wanted and was directly from the text, but didnt put quotation marks around them. I highly doubt its zero! It was a weird structure of an ABQ


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  • #31
    Tomk_1111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭Tomk_1111


    Oh, we were always marked 0 when we didn't link. We had to give the point and then the quote after.


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