Lesson 2.2.2

2.2.2 Sales volume, revenue and costs Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Business, Unit 2

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

In partnership with Revision Ninja

Lesson 2.2.2, Sales volume, revenue and costs: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel Business (9BS0), Unit 2: Managing business activities, written with Revision Ninja.

Host it live on the board and students join with a game code on their own devices, or revise alone with Free Play. The answers are revealed in the game.

Host this setFree Play

The 20 questions

  1. How is total sales revenue calculated?

    • Fixed plus variable
    • Price minus cost
    • Price times quantity
    • Revenue minus profit

  2. A business sells 2,500 units at £12 each. What is its sales revenue?

    • £30,000
    • £2,082
    • £3,000
    • £14,500

  3. Which of the following is classified as a fixed cost for a manufacturing business?

    • Packaging supplies
    • Piece-rate wages
    • Factory rent
    • Raw materials

  4. Which of the following is classified as a variable cost for a bakery?

    • Flour and sugar
    • Premises rent
    • Manager salaries
    • Business rates

  5. A business has fixed costs of £20,000 and variable costs of £4 per unit. What are its total costs for 3,000 units?

    • £12,000
    • £20,000
    • £23,000
    • £32,000

  6. A firm has sales revenue of £90,000 and total costs of £70,000. What is its profit?

    • £90,000
    • £70,000
    • £160,000
    • £20,000

  7. How are total business costs calculated at a specific level of output?

    • Price times quantity
    • Contribution minus rent
    • Fixed plus variable
    • Revenue minus profit

  8. A business sells 1,000 units at £25 each. Its variable cost is £10 per unit and fixed costs are £8,000. What is its profit?

    • £25,000
    • £15,000
    • £17,000
    • £7,000

  9. What happens to total fixed costs as output increases within a relevant operating range?

    • Double automatically
    • Rise in proportion
    • Decrease steadily
    • Remain unchanged

  10. A firm increases output from 5,000 to 6,000 units. What happens to fixed cost per unit?

    • Increases
    • Doubles
    • Stays constant
    • Decreases

  11. A business has revenue of £48,000 and profit of £9,000. What are its total costs?

    • £57,000
    • £48,000
    • £39,000
    • £9,000

  12. Which of the following is an example of a semi-variable cost?

    • Factory rent
    • Business rates
    • Phone landline bill
    • Raw materials

  13. What does a business's sales revenue figure measure before any costs are deducted?

    • Total variable cost
    • Gross profit margin
    • Total net profit
    • Total sales income

  14. A business sells 800 units at £40 each and its total costs are £25,000. What is its profit?

    • £25,000
    • £15,000
    • £7,000
    • £32,000

  15. A firm's variable cost per unit rises from £6 to £7 while its output is 2,000 units. By how much does total variable cost rise?

    • £2,000
    • £1,000
    • £12,000
    • £14,000

  16. Which of the following is an example of an overhead cost?

    • Piece-rate wages
    • Raw materials
    • Factory rent
    • Packaging boxes

  17. A firm sells 600 units at £50 each. Its fixed costs are £10,000 and variable costs are £20 per unit. What is its contribution per unit?

    • £30 per unit
    • £50 per unit
    • £10 per unit
    • £20 per unit

  18. What type of cost changes in direct proportion to changes in output volume?

    • Capital cost
    • Fixed cost
    • Overhead cost
    • Variable cost

  19. If sales volume falls by 10% and selling price is unchanged, what happens to revenue?

    • Falls by 20%
    • Falls by 10%
    • Stays unchanged
    • Rises by 10%

  20. A business's fixed costs are £12,000. It sells 3,000 units at £9 each, with variable cost of £5 per unit. What is its profit?

    • £0
    • £3,000
    • £12,000
    • £15,000

All Pearson Edexcel Business quizzes