Question 8
A GSM phone technician has chosen to site his business in the commercial area of town
- State three likely reasons for this choice.
- List three challenges the business may face in this location.
Observation
The expected answers are:
Most candidates performed poorly in this question. They could not list the steps required in 8(a) and could not state the resistance range of a functional mouthpiece as required in 8(b). In 8(c), candidates again showed inability to distinguish between materials and tools.
The expected answers are:
- Reasons for siting business in commercial area
- Population density/ customer base / nearness to market
- Accessibility to the workshop
- Availability of materials
- Availability of infrastructure
- Easy accessibility to credit facilities
- Possibility of higher profit
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Likely challenges in a commercial area
- Competition
- High cost of operation
- Burn out / inability to meet up with customer demands
- Government laws / policies / regulations