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Business HL
May 2024 · Paper 2 · TZ2

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  • 5questions
  • 70marks
  • 24question parts
  • 20micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Human Resource Management34%
  • Finance and Accounts20%
  • Introduction to Business Management17%
  • Marketing14%
  • Operations Management14%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances10 marks
  2. 2.Sources of conflict and resolution (HL only)10 marks

Question types

find / solve: 38%explain / justify: 38%define: 13%write down / state: 4%0%
  • find / solve38%
  • explain / justify38%
  • define13%
  • write down / state4%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate May 2024 TZ2 Paper 2?

Human Resource Management 34% (typical 13%), Finance and Accounts 20% (typical 18%), Introduction to Business Management 17% (typical 16%).

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