Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies practice

Paper 1 structured question: Costs, scale of production and break-even analysis

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Costs, scale of production and break-even analysis

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Paper 1Short Answer and Data Response2 marks

A company is analyzing its costs to make production decisions.

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The company has fixed costs of $10,000 and variable costs of $5 per unit produced. Last month, they produced 1,000 units.

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Calculate the total costs incurred by the company last month.
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Paper 1Short Answer and Data Response3 marks

Description

The business has total costs of $20,000 and total revenue of $18,000.

a
Explain the implications of the current cost and revenue situation for the business.
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