An audio-equipment hire business has two branches, each in a different region. Table 1 shows each branch's hires and the total hires in its regional market over two years.
| Branch | Branch's hires the year before | Branch's hires last year | Regional market's hires the year before | Regional market's hires last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 8,000 | 12,000 | 100,000 | 150,000 |
| B | 6,000 | 6,000 | 75,000 | 60,000 |
Using Table 1, state the business objective that is most consistent with each branch's results last year.
138 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 1.4 Production, costs, revenue and profit, covering 1.4.1a Business objectives, 1.4.1b Types of costs and revenue, 1.4.1c Calculating profit, 1.4.1d Profit as an incentive to produce, 1.4.1e Moral and ethical considerations, 1.4.2a Production versus productivity, 1.4.2b Factors and benefits of productivity, 1.4.3a Economies of scale and business behaviour, 1.4.3b Types of economy of scale, and 1.4.3c Diseconomies of scale. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.