Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

May–June 2022 Assessment Window

Syllabus
reference 4CM1
Commerce
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• For our Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Commerce, for component 01,
component 01R, component 02 and component 02R examination papers, questions
within these papers will sample content only from the areas specified in this notice.
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Specification
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1.1 Production

1.1.2 Factors of production

1.1.3 Industrial sectors and commerce

1.2 Buying and selling

1.2.1 Sources of buying in commerce

1.2.3 Costs associated with selling

1.3 Commercial enterprises

1.3.1 Types of commercial enterprise

1.4 Retail

1.4.2 Types of retailer

1.4.4 Techniques in retail

1.5 Wholesale

1.5.2 Functions of wholesalers, including services

provided

1.7 International trade

1.7.2 International trade

1.7.6 Multinationals

2.1 Insurance

2.1.2 Insurance principles

2.1.3 Insurance business risks

2.1.4 Effecting insurance cover and renewal

2.2 Consumer protection legislation

2.2.2 Action buyers and sellers might take

2.3 Trade

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2.3.2 Exchange rates

2.4 Bad debts

2.4.1 Bad debts

Appendix 6: Quantitative skills

Calculation
Calculations in a commercial context, including:
• percentages and percentage changes
• averages
• revenue, costs and profit
• gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin ratios
• exchange rates
• interest
• balance of trade
• numeric values within the business documents

Interpretation
Interpretation and use of quantitative data in commercial contexts to support, inform
and justify commercial decisions, including:
• information from graphs, charts and texts
• profitability ratios (gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin)
• financial data, including profit and loss, exchange rates, interest rates
• market data, including market share, changes in costs and changes in prices.

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Specification
Detail
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1.1 Production

1.1.3 Industrial sectors and commerce

1.2 Buying and selling

1.2.1 Sources of buying in commerce

1.3 Commercial enterprises

1.3.1 Types of commercial enterprise

1.4 Retail

1.4.1 Functions of retailers, including services provided

1.4.2 Types of retailer

1.4.4 Techniques in retail

1.4.5 Developments in retailing

1.5 Wholesale

1.5.1 Wholesalers’ role in the chain of distribution

1.5.2 Functions of wholesalers, including services

provided

1.5.3 Types of wholesaler

1.6 Ecommerce

1.6.1 Characteristics of ecommerce

2.1 Insurance

2.1.1 Purposes of insurance

2.1.2 Insurance principles

2.1.3 Insurance business risks

2.1.5 Effecting a claim

2.2 Consumer protection legislation

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2.2.1 Consumer protection

2.2.2 Actions buyers and sellers might take

2.3 Trade

2.3.1 Trade protection

2.3.2 Exchange rates

Appendix 6: Quantitative skills

Calculation
Calculations in a commercial context, including:
• percentages and percentage changes
• averages
• revenue, costs and profit
• gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin ratios
• exchange rates
• interest
• balance of trade
• numeric values within the business documents
Interpretation
Interpretation and use of quantitative data in commercial contexts to support, inform
and justify commercial decisions, including:
• information from graphs, charts and texts
• profitability ratios (gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin)
• financial data, including profit and loss, exchange rates, interest rates
• market data, including market share, changes in costs and changes in prices.

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3.1 Financial institutions to support commerce

3.1.2 Banking services

3.1.3 Trends in banking

3.2 Sources of finance

3.2.2 Long-term finance

3.2.3 The process of issuing shares and debt

3.3 Methods of payment

3.3.1 Methods of payment

3.4 Commercial calculations

3.4.1 The concept and calculation of

3.6 Improving commercial performance

3.6.1 Methods to improve commercial performance

4.1 Communications

4.1.2 Types of communication

4.1.3 Methods of oral communication

4.2 Transport

4.2.3 Different modes of transport used for different

forms

4.2.5 The efficiency of different forms of transport

4.4 Promotion

4.4.2 Main methods of advertising and promotion,

appropriate to different purposes and contexts

4.4.3 Approaches to advertising

4.4.6 The impact of technology on the advertising and

the promotion

4.5 Trading documents

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4.5.1 The purpose and the appropriate use of different
trade documents used by wholesalers in the
purchase and sale of goods in home trade

4.5.2 Complete different trade documents

4.6 Types of consumer credit

4.6.1 Different types of credit available to consumers

4.7 Aids to exports

4.7.1 Sources of support when exporting

Appendix 6: Quantitative skills

Calculation
Calculations in a commercial context, including:
• percentages and percentage changes
• averages
• revenue, costs and profit
• gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin ratios
• exchange rates
• interest
• balance of trade
• numeric values within the business documents
Interpretation
Interpretation and use of quantitative data in commercial contexts to support, inform
and justify commercial decisions, including:
• information from graphs, charts and texts
• profitability ratios (gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin)
• financial data, including profit and loss, exchange rates, interest rates
• market data, including market share, changes in costs and changes in prices.

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3.1 Financial institutions to support commerce

3.1.2 Banking services

3.1.3 Trends in banking

3.2 Sources of finance

3.2.1 Short-term finance

3.2.2 Long-term finance

3.2.3 The process of issuing shares and debt

3.3 Methods of payment

3.3.1 Methods of payment

3.6 Improving commercial performance

3.6.1 Methods to improve commercial performance

4.1 Communications

4.1.4 Methods of written communication

4.2 Transport

4.2.3 Different modes of transport used for different forms

4.2.5 The efficiency of different forms of transport

4.3 Warehousing

4.3.1 The role of warehousing

4.3.2 The types and functions of different types of warehouse

4.4 Promotion

4.4.2 Main methods of advertising and promotion, appropriate

to different purposes and contexts

4.4.3 Approaches to advertising

4.4.5 The impact of changing consumer preferences on

advertising

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4.4.6 The impact of technology on the advertising and the
promotion

4.5 Trading documents

4.5.1 The purpose and the appropriate use of different trade

documents used by wholesalers in the purchase and sale
of goods in home trade

4.5.2 Complete different trade documents

4.6 Types of consumer credit

4.6.1 Different types of credit available to consumers

4.6.3 Calculations of cost associated with different forms of

credit – interest

4.7 Aids to exports

4.7.1 Sources of support when exporting

Appendix 6: Quantitative skills

Calculation
Calculations in a commercial context, including:
• percentages and percentage changes
• averages
• revenue, costs and profit
• gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin ratios
• exchange rates
• interest
• balance of trade
• numeric values within the business documents

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Interpretation
Interpretation and use of quantitative data in commercial contexts to support, inform
and justify commercial decisions, including:
• information from graphs, charts and texts
• profitability ratios (gross profit margin and profit for the year (net profit) margin)
• financial data, including profit and loss, exchange rates, interest rates
• market data, including market share, changes in costs and changes in prices.
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