Production
14 Grade 10 Business Studies questions on Production, with worked marking schemes. 14 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
4 marksSuggest four ways in which a smallholder dairy farmer in Nyeri could raise the productivity of labour on her farm.
(4 marks)
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Any FOUR at 1 mark each: 1. Train the workers in modern milking, feeding and hygiene methods. 2. Provide better equipment such as a milking machine, chaff cutter or wheelbarrow to ease the work. 3. Motivate the workers through fair pay, prompt payment, bonuses or a share of the milk. 4. Improve working conditions, for example protective clothing, gumboots and reasonable working hours. 5. Assign each worker specific duties so that they specialise and become faster at them. 6. Supervise the work and keep simple records so that weak areas are corrected. 7. Site water points and feed stores close to the cow shed to cut time wasted walking. Do not credit answers that raise the productivity of land only, such as applying manure.
Question 2
3 marksOutline how each of the following creates utility for a consumer: (a) a lorry transporter, (b) a warehouse owner, (c) a retail shopkeeper.
(3 marks)
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(a) Lorry transporter - creates place utility by moving goods from where they are produced and of little value, such as mangoes in Kilifi, to where they are needed, such as a market in Nairobi (1 mark). (b) Warehouse owner - creates time utility by storing goods from the time of harvest until the time consumers need them, for example holding maize until the dry season (1 mark). (c) Retail shopkeeper - creates possession utility by transferring ownership of the goods to the consumer, selling them in the small quantities the consumer can afford (1 mark). Award the mark only where the response shows HOW the utility is created; naming the utility alone does not earn the mark.
Question 3
1 markA bakery in Thika produced 400 loaves in a day using five workers. After the five workers were trained, they produced 480 loaves in a day using the same ovens and the same working hours. This shows that
A. the bakery has employed more labour than before
B. the bakery's capital has been replaced by labour
C. the bakery has moved from secondary to tertiary production
D. the productivity of labour in the bakery has risen
(1 mark)
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4 marksIdentify four characteristics of land as a factor of production.
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1 markOtieno spends every morning hauling nets full of tilapia out of Lake Victoria and delivering the catch to traders waiting at the beach. The stage of production in which Otieno is engaged is
A. primary, because he obtains the tilapia directly from nature
B. secondary, because he turns the tilapia into food for people
C. constructive, because he assembles his nets before going out to fish
D. tertiary, because he delivers the catch to traders at the beach
(1 mark)
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4 marksDistinguish between extractive production and constructive production, giving one Kenyan example of each.
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5 marksDescribe five stages in the chain of production of a loaf of bread, from a wheat farm in Narok to a consumer in Nakuru.
(5 marks)
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1 mark for each stage correctly described and placed in a sensible order: 1. Growing and harvesting the wheat on the farm in Narok (primary stage). 2. Transporting the grain from the farm and storing it in a silo or store until it is required. 3. Selling the grain, through a cereals board or a trader, to a flour miller. 4. Milling the wheat grain into flour and baking the flour into loaves at the bakery (secondary stage). 5. Distributing the loaves - the wholesaler or the bakery's van delivers to retail shops, which sell the bread to the consumer in Nakuru (tertiary stage). Accept banking, insurance or advertising named as a supporting service in place of one stage, provided it is correctly described.
Question 8
1 markA posho mill in Kitui grinds maize grain into flour for its customers. The type of utility created by the mill is
A. possession utility
B. place utility
C. form utility
D. time utility
(1 mark)
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4 marksState the four factors of production and, in each case, name the reward earned by that factor.
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6 marksExplain three advantages a small furniture workshop in Kisii would gain by dividing its work among specialised workers.
(6 marks)
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Any THREE of the following. Award 1 mark for the point and 1 mark for a correct explanation (3 x 2 marks). 1. Increased output - a worker who repeats one task performs it faster, so more chairs and tables are finished in a day. 2. Greater skill and better quality - constant repetition makes the worker an expert at that task, so the joints and finishing are neater. 3. Time is saved - the worker does not keep moving between benches and changing tools between different jobs. 4. Easier and cheaper training - a new worker only needs to learn one task instead of the whole trade. 5. Machines can be introduced - once a task is separated it can be given to a machine such as a planer or lathe. 6. Each worker is placed where he or she is best suited, so talent is not wasted. A point stated without explanation scores 1 mark only.
Question 11
1 markWhich one of the following items owned by a tailor in Machakos is capital as a factor of production?
A. The plot of land on which her workshop stands
B. Her skill in cutting and fitting cloth accurately
C. The money she keeps in her handbag for lunch
D. The electric sewing machine she bought last year
(1 mark)
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1 markA shoe workshop in Kariokor arranges its work so that each worker repeats only one task, such as stitching soles, for the whole day. A likely disadvantage of this arrangement to the workers is that
A. the cost of making each pair of shoes will rise
B. the total number of shoes made each day will fall
C. workers will take much longer to become skilled at their tasks
D. the work becomes monotonous and the workers lose interest in it
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1 markNasieku grows sorghum on her plot in Baringo and her household eats all of it, selling none of the harvest. This type of production is described as
A. direct production, because the output is consumed by the producer's own household
B. indirect production, because she uses tools bought from a shop
C. constructive production, because she turns seed into a food crop
D. tertiary production, because she serves the members of her family
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1 markMueni brings together the land, workers and machines used in her yoghurt business, decides what shall be produced and carries the risk of making a loss. The reward she earns for this particular factor of production is
A. rent
B. profit
C. interest
D. wages
(1 mark)
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