Subjects · Leaving Cert Business
Leaving Cert Business: Break-even
How often Break-even comes up on the Business papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
OL Asked on 2 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.
June 2027 is the first exam on the new Business course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.
Higher Level
Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Section 1 Q10 |
| 2025 | Section 3 Q8 |
| 2024 | Section 1 Q4 |
| 2023 | Section 3 Q8 |
| 2022 | Section 1 Q9 |
| 2021 | Section 3 Q7 |
| 2019 | Section 1 Q10 |
| 2018 | Section 1 Q6 |
| 2017 | Section 1 Q8 |
| 2016 | Section 3 Q6 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
Ordinary Level
Asked on 2 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not asked |
| 2025 | Section 1 Q4 |
| 2024 | Section 1 Q7 |
| 2023 | Not asked |
| 2022 | Not asked |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | Not asked |
| 2018 | Not asked |
| 2017 | Not asked |
| 2016 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
Other Business topics
- Business and the economy
- Business expansion
- Communication
- Consumer protection
- Employment law
- Enterprise
- Human resource management
- Industrial relations
- Insurance
- International trade
- Law of contract
- Market research
- Motivation
- New product development
- Production
- Promotion
- Sources of finance
- Taxation
- The EU
- Business organisations
- Categories of industry
- Government and business
- Ratios
- Stakeholders
- Global marketing
- Planning
- Product life cycle
- Changing role of management
- Channels of distribution
- Factors of production
- Leading
- Marketing
- Marketing mix
- Multinational companies
- Organising
- Protectionism
- Structures
- Conflict resolution
- Market segmentation
- Pricing
- Cash flow
- Quality control
- Social responsibility
- State-owned enterprises
- Teamwork
- Business alliances
- Community development
- Controlling
- Data protection
- Delegation
- Ethics
- Global business
- Stock control
- The environment
- Credit control
- EU policies
- Household finance
- Management activities
- Management skills
- Total quality management
- Business plan
- Finance
- Globalisation
- Monitoring the business
- The single market