Skills gathering and discerning analysis of relevant data and information from different sources to: effectively answer questions identify and explain trends explain relationships gathering and informed analysis of relevant data and information from different sources to: effectively answer questions identify and describe trends explain relationships gathering and analysis of relevant data and information from different sources to: answer questions identify trends explain relationships gathering and use of data and information to: answer aspects of questions and identify aspects of trends and relationships use of aspects of data and information to: answer aspects of questions identify aspects of trends generation of alternative responses to an issue discerning use of costbenefit analysis and appropriate criteria to propose a course of action generation of alternative responses to an issue informed use of costbenefit analysis and appropriate criteria to propose a course of action generation of alternative responses to an issue use of costbenefit analysis and appropriate criteria to propose a course of action identification of alternative responses to an issue use of aspects of costbenefit analysis to propose aspects of a course of action statements about: responses to an issue aspects of the costs and benefits discerning application of economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts to familiar, unfamiliar and hypothetical problems informed application of economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts to familiar, unfamiliar and hypothetical problems application of economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts to familiar, unfamiliar and hypothetical problems application of aspects of economics and business knowledge and skills to familiar and unfamiliar topics statements about familiar topics and use of aspects of economics and business knowledge and skills development and purposeful presentation of evidencebased conclusions and reasoned arguments using appropriate texts and relevant subjectspecific language and concepts development and effective presentation of evidencebased conclusions and reasoned arguments using appropriate texts and relevant subjectspecific language and concepts development and presentation of evidencebased conclusions and reasoned arguments using appropriate texts, subjectspecific language and concepts development and partial presentation of conclusions and arguments using texts and subjectspecific language and concepts fragmented presentation of conclusions and arguments and partial use of subjectspecific language and concepts discerning analysis of the effects of economic and business decisions and the potential consequences of alternative actions informed analysis of the effects of economic and business decisions and the potential consequences of alternative actions analysis of the effects of economic and business decisions and the potential consequences of alternative actions description of the effects of economic and business decisions and aspects of the potential consequences of alternative actions statements about potential consequences of economics and business alternative actions Key shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the A–E descriptors