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D2 Mock questions
I designed the below questions based on past examiner reports.
Please note I don’t know the examiners and have no insider information.
So here you go.
Set 1:
- Discuss the cost involved in managing a vineyard for the production of the wine (Oct 2019)
- Discuss the cost involved in managing a winery for the production of the wine
- Discuss the cost involved in winery establishment/winemaking and maturation (June 2020)
- Discuss the cost involved in managing market expenditures for wine post-production
- Discuss the cost associated with selling wine overseas.
Set 2:
- Advantages/disadvantages of selling in monopoly market vs free market vs 3-tier USA system markets (pick 2)
- Evaluating selling in monopoly market vs free market vs 3-tier USA system markets by using SWOT analysis (pick 2)
Set 3:
- Most suitable options to sell Josh to consumers (Mid-tier)
- Most suitable options to sell premium champagne to consumer
- Most suitable options to sell inexpensive Spanish rose to consumer
Set 3:
Evaluation of the suitability of a price promotion or staff training and incentive to promote:
- Premium Bordeaux wine
- Cupcake
Set 4: Advantages/disadvantages of selling wine
- Online
- Through distributors
- Cellar door (June 2020)
Set 5. Suitability of social media vs press advertising for
- High volume / inexpensive wine (June 2020)
- Low volume /premium wine
- Advantages
- Disadvantages (April 21 for social media)
Set 6:
Cost incurred by a super market in the sale of wine.
Cost incurred by a specialist store in the sale of wine.
Cost incurred by a fine dining restaurant in the sale of wine.
Set 7:
Advantage/Disadvantage of operating
- As a Merchant (Oct 2020)
- As a co-operative ((Oct 2020)
- As an Estate (June 2021)
- As a specialist (source grapes externals and use custom facility etc)
Set 8: evaluation of the four main options for transporting wine around the world (June 2021)
- Which one is the most cost effective/expensive
- What kind of wine fit into this method?
Set 9: Choices available for managing the impact of currency fluctuations
Set 10:
Why a wine producer choose
- Distributer
- Sell directly
- Different options for selling wine directly to consumers
Set 11:
What can result in wine being in short supply? Why undersupply might leads to a decrease in demand? (Oct 21)
What can result in wine being in over supply? How you maximize profit if you are in oversupply situation?


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