9609 Business November 2025 Question Paper 33

3 (a) Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the payback period [2]

(b) Using the data in Table 1.1, calculate the net present value (NPV) over six years discounted at 8% [2]

(c) Evaluate LBM’s decision to go ahead with the hot water mine , , [12] , ,

2 Analyse one benefit and one limitation of sales forecasting to LBM as it begins its mining operations [8] , ,

1 Analyse two advantages to the government of country G that could result from the nationalisation of LBM [8] , ,

4 (a) Using Figure 1.1:

(i) calculate the total float for activity C [3]

(ii) identify the minimum project duration [1]

(b) Evaluate the importance of Critical Path Analysis (CPA) to the success of the hard rock mine , , [12] , ,