Edexcel · 4EC1

Profit

10questions
20marks
8series
2020–2025years

Profit comes up in 10 questions across the Edexcel International GCSE past papers (4EC1), worth 20 marks between them. They run from 2020 to 2025 and appear on iGCSE Paper 1, iGCSE Paper 1R.

Tariffs run from 1 to 6 marks. The commonest instructions are Calculate (5), Calculate (MCQ) (3), Analyse (1). Specification points covered: 1.2.3.

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June 2025 2 questions

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q4(a) Work out the percentage change in a firm's profit to 2 d.p. between 2021 and 2023.

1.2.3ProfitCalculateShort answer
2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q2(c) Work out profit or loss per calculator from a $12.50 selling price, $3.25 materials and $4.58 labour.

1.2.3ProfitCalculateShort answer

Nov 2023 1 question

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q4(a) Work out to 2 d.p. the percentage change in the firm's profit between 2020 and 2022.

1.2.3ProfitCalculateShort answer

June 2023 1 question

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q1(b) Multiple choice working profit or loss from $10 000 total costs and 200 items sold at $100.

1.2.3ProfitCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

Jan 2023 1 question

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q1(b) Multiple choice working profit from $700 costs and 300 items sold at $20.

1.2.3ProfitCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

June 2022 1 question

6 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q1(i) Data response: what is likely to happen to a consumer goods multinational's profits.

1.2.3ProfitAnalyseData response essay

Nov 2021 1 question

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q4(a) Work out to 2 d.p. the percentage change in the firm's profit between 2017 and 2019.

1.2.3ProfitCalculateShort answer

June 2021 1 question

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q2(d) Work out profit or loss per pair of shoes from the figures given.

1.2.3ProfitCalculateShort answer

Jan 2020 2 questions

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q2(c) Give the formula for profit.

1.2.3ProfitStateShort answer
1 markiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q1(b) Multiple choice working profit or loss from $500 costs and 100 items sold at $50.

1.2.3ProfitCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

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