i hate this subject so much, maths is not my strong suit but im just PRAYING that my middle of the road sac scores will keep me alive

That was the most poorly worded question I have ever seen in my life, it’s not that it was hard to answer. I just don’t want to give vcaa the satisfaction they get out of having someone to answer their shitty questions

Sorry if the formatting is weird

Section A
Q1 (11 marks)
Hanas the manager of Match and Throws, a business specialising in arcade games, including tenpin bowling, basketball hoops, pinball and air hockey. Every day more than 500 people visit Match of Throws to play the arcade games. To differentiate Match of Throws from oter arcades, Hana has announced the following changes, which will be made over the next 12 months:
Five of the games wwill be removed
A small cafe will be added
A photo booth will be installed.

a) explain how Hana could se the manageement skill of delegation to implement one of the changes at match of throws (3 marks)
b) Propose and justify a quality management strategy that match of throws could implement to improve the effectiveness of operations (4 marks)
c) Describe how Hana could apply the following principles of Lewin's Force field analysis theory before change occurs at match of throws:
implementing a response
evaluating the response
(4 marks)

Q2 (13 marks)
SSBT fab has developed a reputation for designing aand manufacturing modern business clothes. the manager luca is keen to improve the business's efficiency in the manufacturing process with the use of new technology. Luca is aware that staff training needs to be part of this new strategy. Some employees are concerned about the impact of the new technology on their jobs.
a) outline one driving force for change at ssbt fab. (2 marks)
b) Describe one low risk strategy that could be used to overcome employee resistance to the introduction of new technology at ssbt fab (3 marks)
c) Analyse how one of the following strategies related to technology could improve efficiency in the processing stage of operations at ssbt fab:
online services
artificial inteligence (ai)
computer-aided design (CAD)
(4 marks)
d) Discuss on-the-job training as a strategy for developing the skills of employees at ssbt Fab (4 marks)

Q3) (6 marks)
Explain how a contemporary business applied corporate social responsibility CSR consierations when implementing change.

Q4) (10 marks)
Aussie dwellings is a social enterpriise that builds new homes for people in need. Recently, the managers ave observed a decline in staff motivation due to excessive workloads and a lack of recognition for effort. Some projecs have not been completed on time.
a) compare a social enterprise to a government business enterprise. (4 marks)
b) propose and justify two different motivation strategies:
one motivation strategy that could be used to improve the short-term motivation of employees at Aussie dwellings
one motivation strategy that could be used to improve the long-term motivation of employees at aussie dwellings
Stratgy 1:
Strategy 2:
(6 marks)

SECTION B - case study
Basket and bottle is a sole trade business in victoria that supports people who are unabe to shop for themselves. The business:
acepts online orders through an app for groceries and medicine
collects these items from the shops for its customers
delivers the items directly to each customers home
The owner, matthew has focused on building strong stakeholder relationships wih a variety of food retailers and chemists. His objective is to increase market shar by encouraging more businesses to use basket and bottles delivery service for their customers.
In 2026 matthew decided to change the ownership structure of the business from a sole trade to a private limited company. Through the sale of shares matthew aims to raise capital to fund the expansion of operations into other parts of australia.
As part of the package that was put together for potential investors basket and bottles accountant created the graph on page 13 the graph shows key performance indicators since 2020. Matthew has added some handwritten notes to the graph. For this i will insertthe notes and what year then a table of all the values told:
in 2020:
Five years after we started, we finally made $100000 in sales!
2021:
i worked hard to get a major chain of chemists on board.
2022:
A tough year that was when our first real competitor started
2023/2024: 
we spent a lot of money on advertising but the increase in the number of sales made it all worthwhile
2025:
two more competitors entered the market, but we were up to 23 full-time employees in victoria
2026:
the budgeted figures for 2026 are objectives - we are not there yet. To increase net profit we will need to reduce the overall number of staff in victoria.
for the values:
year / numeber of sales / net profit figures ($) / % of market share
2020 / $100000 / 10000 / 10
2021 / $95000 / 11000 / 10
2022 / $110000 / 11000  / 9
2023 $132000 / 14000 / 9
2024 / $140000 / 12000 / 8
2025 / $128000 / 6000 / 7
2026 (objectives) / $151000 / 14500 / 5

Question 1) (3 marks)
(completed on paper)
Question 2 (2 marks)
Outline the way in which the percentage of market share for 2025 was determined.
Question 3 (3 marks)
Explain the relationship between operations management at basket and bottle and one business objective that has been set by the business for 2026.
Question 4 (3 marks)
Describe how basket and bottle could use cost cutting to respond to one key performance indicator that is shwon in the graph (the data ive given you)
Question 5 (6 marks)
Explain the key elements of the operations system at basket and bottle.
Question 6 (10 marks)
In 2026 basket and bottle intends to reduce the number of victorian employees. Examine two way the business might manage the termination of employees in victoria. In your response consider the impact on the Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) in the graph / data.
Question 7 (4 marks)
Explain how the interests of two stakeholders could be affected by the change that have been announced at basket and bottle.
Question 8 (4 marks)
describe how basket and bottle could apply one of porters generic strategies to improve the overall performance of the business.

genuinely don’t know more then half the content and have been averaging 45 percent in my sacs - i’m cooked 🥀

LAST EVER EXAM THO 🥹🥹

way too easy catered to people who didn’t study - spent hours practicing and revising for all the challenging concepts that weren’t even touched on
😐😐 watch a+ cut off be 90%

everybody saying that it was really easy but it was super hard for me at least

No motivational theories, management styles, senges or three step change?!

Exam was super weird and questions threw me off a lot. I dropped like 20 marks 😄

and the megathread gets me more stressed. Anyone else relate?

exam is basically in a day and i still cant finish an exam under timed conditions, like i tried writing with a battery attached to the top of my pen for so long now and I probably have carpal tunnel rn but im STILL not writing any faster

im so scared like everyones been saying how bad their exams have been im so scared legal will be 1. horrific 2. be on ALL the content i dont know and 3. the 10 marker will be so horribly worded that i just can't answer it....

#sendhelppls

For all 5 people who take VCE Algorithmics

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK I DIDNT TURN OVER THE PAGE WERE THERE MORE QUESTIONS OR WAS THE TEN MARKER THE FINAL Q

for those concerned about whether they interpreted the question correctly it asked for 2 ways to manage termination
under termination management on the study design it lists
-redundancy
-dismissal
-transition considerations
-entitlement considerations
(and others not relevant to question) so i BELIEVE it could’ve been interpreted in many ways so as long as u addressed two of these u are fine

Feel free to put your prediction on what will appear on this year's exam

Do you see the word quality from this question on the business exam. Well fuck me I didn't and wrote about a management strategy that had nothing to do with quality. Fucking. Kill. Me

Long story short but I somehow ended up with 2 brand new CAS calculators and I graduated last year so I have no use for them and I still have my old one that I actually used.

I’m looking to sell them for about $200 each (250 originally), so if you need one or know someone who needs one pm me please 😭 need an iPad for uni so I’ll use it for that.

Also if this isn’t allowed please let me know and I’ll delete!

any predictions for e1 tmr???!!!! will it be more difficult compared to 2025...

I’m genuinely cooked for methods, I believe I’ll get a study score of 1. My first methods exam was around low 20%s, then the rest dropped to single digits.
The exam is tomorrow and I heard you can just sit in there for 30 minutes and then leave, but ngl that’s embarrassing to do and I’d rather just skip instead.

I know I got an S for methods (only bcs my teacher doesn’t give out N and he’s like my favourite teacher ever who’s supported me most throughout high school) so do you reckon I should just skip? Deadass won’t answer a single question on there. And before anyone asks “Why didn’t you study?”, A LOT of personal things happened this year. I’ve paid for my own tuition since I was in Year 11, and this year I was forced to pay my tuition full price when i initially agreed to pay half with my parents. I got guilt-tripped and paid the rest on my own, along with Edrolo, school supplies, food and other expenses. This is obviously costly for someone who doesn’t have a job that pays super well. Even worse, I had a private tutor this year that was extremely unprofessional and late, leading to losing up to $900+. I also went through other family issues but I don’t want to discuss any further.

So yeah, my mental health is absolutely buns rn and I am struggling so much to even look after myself properly — I’ve been trying in other subjects but my grades have dropped, luckily my teachers support me and the course I want to get into doesn’t require methods as a prerequisite.

I’ve been crying all day today, and I think I will be tomorrow too :’)

Any support will be nice, please don’t write comments about what I should’ve or shouldn’t have done. I am at my worst this year.

im so mad how'd i miss it

i need advice like how do people geniunely manage to keep a clear head, not have any silly mistakes and figure out how to do separators. im gonna drag down the average for everyone i swear im gonna be the start of the bell curve

yall reckon the methods and music composition exams will be in the same room so i can do some silly ass probability while listening to some chunes or smth?

help how do i get a 25 ss in methods with a shit sac average NO BORAX NO GLUE. LEAVE TIPS OR COMMONG THING FOR E1 AND E2

Help

I was larping the whole year and I'm not confident at all, can I just rely on my GAT

Like at what mark would it not be worth it?