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Could someone post the 1984/Crucible questions please :)

Will be about the same as usual, paper 1 was more difficult but paper 2 was fairly straight forward

They've never asked fin & hr for the proof essay so that's the hot guess. As with recent years I believe they're going to be heavy handed with the finance. I also wouldn't be surprised if there was a ops proof essay simply for the unpredictability factor

One of my students was wondering about the relative frequency question? Anyone know the answer. It was q26a i believe.

Just read the SMH, there's enough there.

Hard to know because your school is volatile, but around 90-95 is definitely possible

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You should be ok for an interview but you'll need a strong ATAR (99+)

Syllabus is a pretty big document They don't always pick the obvious choices - The entire state is preparing for protection and trump

You will not be able to predict the questions. They have been told to be as unpredictable as possible and have heard personally from a writer that they have been told to forget everything they've asked before. Everything and anything is on the table P.S. - Exams were written at the...

Monetary policy mainly affects demand-pull inflation through directly raising aggregate demand. It has a minor impact on cost-push as borrowed finance may be considered an input for a product e.g. if the cost of borrowing goes up a firm that has a highly geared capital structure may need to...

I got a great mark in business, but at times it was excruciating. More because the syllabus isn't logical/doesn't translate into real life than anything.

Nonononononononoononoonononooooooo. Business studies teachers HATE IT when you use big words or try write it like a english essay. Keep it as simple as possible, answering the question, and exploring the syllabus in depth through your chosen case study.

If you're still wondering, Strategic Economics by Matthew Parsons is excellent, much better in my opinion than the Dixon and Reilly staples.

A dividend is like a servicing cost so it goes in the NPI, the financial account only records investments e.g. portfolio/direct. A dividend is inherently short term because its a payment, an investment will sit in a foreign country for a while before being repatriated later when the asset is sold .