GSM Phone Maintenance and Repair Paper 2, WASSCE (SC), 2019

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:

  1. 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                             

  2. Likely challenges in a commercial area
    • Competition
    • High cost of operation
    • Burn out / inability to meet up with customer demands
    • Government laws / policies / regulations