It was also disappointing that a number of responses did not provide a conclusion or recommendation, explain the assumptions (as opposed to merely stating them) and not answer part (ii) in detail. Many answers focussed on the change of government without considering other business factors.

Answering these in sufficient detail would have resulted in high marks being achieved for the discursive element of question one. It was also very important that candidates attempt to maximise the professional marks they achieved by providing a good structure to their answer and employing a report format.