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Business 9609/12 May/June 2026: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge AS & A Level Business (9609), Paper 1 Business Concepts 1, May/June 2026. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

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Paper
Paper 1 Business Concepts 1
Total marks
40
Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Code on the paper
9609/12/M/J/26
9609_s26_ms_12.pdf

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Business 9609/12 for May/June 2026 is out of 40 marks, with 1 hour 15 minutes to answer it.

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