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London of Science & Technology: School
Assessor name
Mohit Kumar Pun
Date issued
1st August 2014
Assignment title
Learning Learning
Outcom
Outcome
e
LO1
LO2
Be able to use
a variety of
sources for
the collection
of data, both
primary and
secondary
Understand a
range of
techniques to
analyse data
effectively for
business
purposes
Completion date
5thSeptember 2014 before
midday
Submitted on
AC
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
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LO3
Be able to
produce
information in
appropriate
formats for
decision
making in an
organisational
context
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
LO4
Be able to use
softwaregenerated
information to
make
decisions in
an
organisation.
4.1
4.2
4.3
BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business-Unit 6: Business Decision Making Summer Resit 2014
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Learner declaration
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources
are fully acknowledged.
Student signature:
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Unit number, title and
level
Qualification
Date Issued
Completion date
Assessor
Assignment title
Source: http://www.crossrail.co.uk/
Crossrail is among the most significant infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the
UK. From improving journey times across London, to easing congestion and offering
BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business-Unit 6: Business Decision Making Summer Resit 2014
better connections, Crossrail will change the way people travel around the capital.
GENERAL CROSSRAIL INFO
Over 44 million working hours have been completed on the Crossrail project
so far.
The Crossrail route will run over 100km from Reading and Heathrow in the
west, through new tunnels under central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood
in the east.
The first Crossrail services through central London will start in late
2018 an estimated 200 million annual passengers will use Crossrail.
Sources: http://www.crossrail.co.uk/benefits
http://www.crossrail.co.uk/
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Task 1
This tasks offers you an opportunity to achieveL.O1: 1.1, 1.2 and1.3
You have been hired as a consultant by the government to carry out research to find
out what the perceived benefits of the crossrail project are for local community.
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Task 2
This tasks offers you an opportunity to achieve LO2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Cathy, the owner of a shop selling clothes, has decided to have an in-store promotion.
She has collected some sales data which she is finding it difficult to analyse. So she
has decided to hire you as her consultant to assist her in this area. In discussions with
her, you find out that she has a larger profit margin when she sells items priced at
more than 50.00 compared to items priced up to 50.00.
The data below shows the amount of money spent by 100 customers.
Amount
Spent ()
10-19
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
No. of
customers
18
20
16
14
12
8
6
4
2
You are required to calculate the following and advise her on the promotion activity she
carried out:
i. Mean, Median and Mode. ( 2.1 & 2.2)
ii. Range and Standard Deviation. (2.3)
iii. 25th Percentile (Lower Quartile) and 75th Percentile (Upper Quartile) and explain
the use of Percentile. (2.4)
iv. Inter-quartile range. (2.4)
Additional Information:
Sales
20
40
(units)
Discou
1
4
nt (%)
50
55
60
70
80
90
100
10
12
13
14
15
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Task 3
This tasks offers you an opportunity to achieve LO3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 4.1
The managing director of a company that sells clothes imported from Spain, Italy and
France in the UK has hired you as a Sales Analyst. The managing director gives you the
following data and asks you to prepare a report and present your findings to the Board
of Directors in a presentation. However, before you can even make a presentation and
write a report, you are to produce different types of graphs and charts that you can use
in your presentation and report. The following is the data set the managing director
has given you:
Advertising and Sales data 2000-2013
Year
ending 31st
March
Advertising
Cost '000s
Sales
'000s
Year ending
31st March
Advertising
Cost '000s
Sales
'000s
2000
200
1200
2007
760
2800
2001
240
1400
2008
880
2900
2002
300
1500
2009
920
3100
2003
340
1800
2010
980
3450
2004
400
2200
2011
1020
3600
2005
480
2300
2012
1100
4100
2006
520
2600
2013
1170
4670
Produce line graphs for advertising and sales figures given from 2000 to 2013, pie and
bar charts for net income generated by the five branches of the company and scatter
graphs of advertising and sales figures using spreadsheets.(3.1 & 4.1)
Create trend lines in the spreadsheet on scatter graphs (scatter plot previously plotted)
to assist in forecasting sales figures for years 2014 2016. Get the linear equation of
the line fitted on the scatter graph. (3.2 &4.1)
Prepare a business presentation using suitable software (power point) and techniques
(graphic representations of data) to disseminate information effectively regarding the
above scenario of the company.
(3.3 )
Produce a formal business report for the Board of Directors meeting using the above
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scenario and the work that you have done in 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3. (3.4 )
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Task 4 A
This tasks offers you an opportunity to achieve LO4: 4.2
The activities involved in a computer installation project are given below:
Description
Physical preparation
Organisational planning
Personal selection
Equipment installation
Personnel training
Detailed system designing
File conversion
Establishment of standards
Program preparation
Program testing
Finishing Documentation
Follow Up
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Preceding Activity
A
A
B
D
E
F
C
B
D
G,H,I,J
K
(Days)
4
3
15
10
4
6
9
2
10
9
12
20
Required:
Prepare a network diagram for activities using Microsoft Project or Open Project.
Calculate the Project Duration.
Clearly mark the Critical Path.
Prepare a Gantt Chart and state the benefits of using it as a Project Management Tool.
(4.2)
Task 4 B
This tasks offers you an opportunity to achieve LO4: 4.3
A company is considering which of two mutually exclusive projects should be
undertaken. Both projects have the same initial investment and length of life. The
company anticipates a Discounting Factor of 10% and future cash flows of the projects
are as follows:
Year
Investme
nt
1
2
3
4
5
Project A
Cash flow
-200,000
50,000
65,000
75,000
80,000
90,000
Project B
Cash flow
-200,000
40,000
75,000
85,000
60,000
35,000
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position.(4.3)
Note: Please use 20% as the second Discounting Factor while calculating IRR.
Answer Sheet
Task 1 (L.O. 1: 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)
Please type your answer here
Task 2 (LO2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4)
Please type your answer here
IMPORTANT
CHECK THAT YOUR ANSWERS MEET THE CRITERIA
COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA AS YOU
GO ALONG
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