Caribbean Examination Council

Principles of Accounts /Principles of Business

School Based assessment
2019-2020

Name of candidate:

School: Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High

Candidate number:
Center number: 100386
Territory: Jamaica
Teacher: Ms. Allen

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 Table of Content

Topic 02

Objective 03

Background information 04

Methodology 05

Presentation and data analysis of data 06-09

Conclusion 10

Recommendation 11

Bibliography 12

Appendices 13-15

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 Topic
An investigation into the ban of sugary drinks by the government in
schools and its effects on Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High school’s
Tuck-shop and students.

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 Objectives

 To determine how the banning of the sugary drink affect

consumers choices.

 To identify reasons why the government placed a ban on sugary

drink in schools.

 To examine how the banning of sugary drink affects the

profitability of the Mount Saint Joseph High School tuck-shop.

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 Background information

The minister of health of Jamaica, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton,

implemented a policy to restrict certain types of sugary drinks in
schools. This was addressed during his contribution to the 2018-2019
debate in the House of Representatives on June 5th 2018.

There has been a high obesity level amongst our age. Now, the
standards will focus on reducing the intake of saturated fats cholesterol
sodium and sugar, increasing vegetable and fruit consumption.

This is a problem because consumers are supposed to be able to take

responsibility for their own action whilst cutting down on the drink
would be more effective than banning them.
The profitability of Mount Saint Joseph high’s tuck-shop is affected
decrease in sales. They receive less money than they would normally
get with sugary drinks in stock.

The banning of sugary drinks affects the consumer’s choice, it also has
an effect on the society and All large drink companies may lose a
considerable amount of money due to this ban.

The act can affect society both positively and negatively. These effects
are relatively long term, it can affect us positively by creating healthier
people for the future, resulting in longer living. It also affects students,
where as they might see it as being without having the choice of
purchasing what they really want.

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 Methodology

Throughout this research, data was collected by questionnaires and

interview questions.
The questionnaire focused on ways how the banning of sugary drinks
affected them. The researcher wanted get first-hand information on how
did act affected the tuck-shop. All the financial transactions pass
through the manager’s hands, so the researcher decided interview the
manager.

The advantages of questionnaires are: comparability, inexpensive and

they are practical. Comparability means data can be used to compare
and contrast other research and may be used to measure change.
Apart from being inexpensive, questionnaires are also a practical way to
gather data. They can be targeted to groups of your choosing and
managed in various ways. They offer a way to gather vast amounts of
data on any subject. They can be used in a wide variety of ways. But,
there are disadvantages such as; dishonest answers- respondents may
not be truthful with their answer. There can also be difference in
understanding and interpretation-the trouble with not presenting
questions to users face-to-face is that each may have different
interpretations of your questions.
An interview is essentially a structured conversation where one
participant asks questions, and the other provides answer. “interview”
refers to a one-to-one conversation between an interviewer and an
interviewee. The advantages of interviews are: they allow more detailed
questions to be asked and they achieve a higher response rate and the
dis advantages are they can be very time-consuming: setting up,
interview, transcribing, analyzing, feedback, report.

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 Presentation of data

Question five (5) from questionnaire:

Have the sugary drinks ban made you more health
conscious?
ARE YOU MORE HEALTH
CONSCIOUS
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9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 number of students
yes no

According to the data collected seven (7) students were more conscious
and three (3) were not. Therefore, the banning by the government had a
positive effect on the students of Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High
school as the majority of them became more health conscious.

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Question four (4) from interview:
Approximately how much did your sales increased/
decreased?

SALES OF DRINK BEFORE AND AFTER THE

BANNING (per week)
NON-sugary
water drinks sugary drinks total

100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0

Before the banning After the banning

The researcher interviewed the tuck-shop’s manager, Mr. Tomlin. Mr.

Tomlin stated that there has been a decrease in sale after the banning of
sugary drinks. Drinks that are not sold resulted in decrease in sales

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Question seven (7) from questionnaire:
Do you think the ban of sugary drinks will help to reduce
health risks?

Do you think the ban of sugary

drinks will help to reduce health
risks?
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YES NO

Nine (9) persons think the ban will help the rising health problem and
one (1) person said no. This further proves that students are conscious
of the health risk associated with sugary drinks.

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Question four (4) from questionnaire:
Despite the ban of sugary drinks in schools, do you still
purchase it from shops, supermarkets etc.?

Despite the ban of sugary drinks in schools,

do you still purchase it from shops,
supermarkets etc.?
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
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YES NO

The chart above proves that government need to take further step the
achieve 100% success. Even though sugary drinks are not sold in
schools, they are still sold at shops and supermarket, so student
consume these drinks anyways. Eight (8) students admitted they still
buy the sugary drinks at supermarkets and shops while two (2) students
said that they don’t .

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 Conclusion
In concluding, children of The Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High
School are being affected by the banning of sugary drinks. Consumers
may be biased to their health by choosing the drink that would give
them a ‘sugar rush' only because it may satisfy their taste than what will
satisfy their wellbeing. The ban placed by the government in schools
because health minister noted that there was evidence that excessive
consumption of drinks with added sugar helped to generate non-
communicable diseases and that it increased the number of obesity in
adolescents. The profits of the Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High
School were affected however because the money being made with the
absence if sugary drinks could be doubled as a result of high demand.

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 Recommendations
In order for the government to be successful they should think about
certain steps. Firstly, to educate children about health risk related to the
intake of too much sugar. Secondly to educate the parents about health
risk related to the intake of too much sugar because the child might not
drink sugary drinks at school but drink it home. They also purchase
these drinks at shops and supermarkets. This gives them the push to
continue informing the children that sugar may interfere with how the
body fights diseases. Bacteria and yeast feed on sugar, making excess
glucose in the body which leads to organisms building up to cause
infections. Lastly, to restrict companies from making sugary drinks.
The government could place a ban on company that make sugary
drinks or they should produce drinks within the specified amount
of sugar.

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 Bibliography
Bell, S.J., Sears, B., “Low-glycemic-load diets: impact on obesity and
chronic diseases." Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition, 43(4),
2003, pages 357-77.

Dental Caries and Its Complications: Tooth Decay." In The Merck

Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Robert Berkow, et al.
Rahway, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1992.

Romieu, I., Lazcano-Ponce, E., Sanchez-Zamorano, L.M., et al.,

“Carbohydrates and the Risk of Breast Cancer Among Mexican
Women." Cancer Epidemiology and Biomarkers Preview, 13(8), 2004,
pages 1283-1289

"Soda follows tobacco's playbook to the letter," Marion Nestle, a

professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York
University and the author of the book "Soda Politics," which explores
the relationship between soda industries, politics, and public health

Students across Jamaica will be forced to drink healthier beverages at

school starting January 2019 as a result of a ban announced by Minister
of Health Dr Christopher Tufton

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20180606/sugary-drink-
ban-new-policy-be-implemented-schools-january-2019)

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 Appendix
 Questionnaire 
1. Do sugary drinks affect you? Yes No

2. Do you support the ban of sugary drinks?

Yes No

3. Do sugary drinks affect your choices?

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

4. Despite the ban of sugary drinks in schools, do

you still purchase it from shops, supermarkets
etc.? Yes No

5. Have the sugary drinks ban made you more

health conscious? Yes No
If yes, Why?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

6. How has the implementation of the ban of

sugary drinks affects you?

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 _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

7. Do you think the ban of sugary drinks will help

to reduce health risks? Yes No

8. What drink would you substitute in the place

of a sugary drink?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

9. How do your body feel when you drink sugary

drinks vs. natural juices?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

10. Do you think that natural drinks should be

used to replace sugary drinks are better?
Yes No
If yes, Why?
____________________________________________________________

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 Interview Questions

1. Do you support the ban on sugary

drinks in school?

2. What measure did your business put in

place after the ban came into effect?

3. After the ban was implemented on

sugary drinks, did your drink sale
increased or decreased?

4. Approximately how much did your sales

increased/ decreased?

5. What is your profit now that the ban is

in effect?

6. Despite the effects on your profit, do

you think the implementation of the ban
was a good idea?

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