AceDSE · Paper · 2026.07
科技與生活
Technology and Living
Resource Management Case with Food or Fashion Option
Candidate name
Date
Sample-paper basis
sample compulsory family/consumer/resource questions and distinct food-science or fashion/textile applications
Scope of this paper
Complete the compulsory section and ONE option. SBA design work remains separate.
Candidate instructions
- Answer the compulsory case and ONE option.
- Recommendations must fit the stated household or product constraints.
- Use scientific reasoning for food and textile choices.
Compulsory case — Shared household resources
20 marks| Monthly item | HK$ |
|---|---|
| Net household income | 30,000 |
| Housing and utilities | 12,000 |
| Food | 6,500 |
| Transport | 2,800 |
| Medicine | 1,500 |
| Debt minimum | 2,000 |
| Subscriptions/leisure | 2,400 |
| Other variable spending | 1,600 |
1(a)
Prepare a revised monthly plan that creates at least a $2,000 emergency-fund contribution without reducing medicine or minimum debt payment. Show and justify the changes.
[6 marks]
1(b)
The family is choosing between a cheaper appliance rated Grade 3 and a Grade 1 model costing $1,800 more but saving 420 kWh yearly. Electricity costs $1.55/kWh. Calculate simple payback and evaluate the choice beyond payback.
[6 marks]
1(c)
A social-media post claims a subscription service 'cuts household waste by 80%'. Give four checks a responsible consumer should make before relying on the claim.
[4 marks]
1(d)
Propose a fair division of unpaid care for a household with one shift worker, one full-time student and an older adult with fluctuating needs. Use two principles of resource management and one review mechanism.
[4 marks]
Option
15 marksAnswer Food Science OR Fashion and Textiles.
Option A — Food science and technology
2A(a)
A chilled soup has pH 5.8 and water activity 0.98. Explain why refrigeration alone does not make indefinite storage safe, and propose a validated hurdle strategy without relying on one severe treatment.
[8 marks]
2A(b)
Design a sensory test comparing two reduced-salt recipes. State panel type, blinding/order, scale, sample control and decision rule.
[7 marks]
Option B — Fashion, clothing and textiles
2B(a)
Specify a fabric system for a lightweight rain jacket for humid weather. Compare fibre, structure and finish in terms of waterproofing, breathability, durability and care.
[8 marks]
2B(b)
The sleeve seam fails after repeated movement. Propose two construction changes and a fair durability test with an acceptance criterion.
[7 marks]
Every question and figure is original AceDSE work; official samples were used only to calibrate format, complexity and reasoning depth.
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