CAIE IGCSE Business Studies 4.4.1 identify and classify costs
Practise cost-classification questions by defining cost terms, calculating totals and using figures to recommend a product or order.
- Syllabus
- 2027–2029
- Course
- Business 0264
Practise cost-classification questions by defining cost terms, calculating totals and using figures to recommend a product or order.
GHT is a public limited company. It produces steel products including gates and garage doors. GHT has a flat organisational structure and a short chain of command. GHT has many stakeholder groups including 600 employees. The Managing Director is considering introducing job rotation to improve employee motivation. He has also been analysing some financial data. An extract is shown in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1
Define 'fixed cost'.
Award 2 marks for a full definition. Award 1 mark for a partial definition.
Costs that do not change with the level of output/sales [2]
OR Costs that do not vary in the short run with the number of items sold or produced. [2]
Partial definition e.g. costs that do not change [1]
Do not accept examples.
Do not award also 'known as overhead costs' as this does not define the term.