CAIE IGCSE Business Studies 7.3.4 Working capital
Practise defining working capital and calculating the amount available for day-to-day costs from current assets and liabilities.
- Syllabus
- 2027–2029
- Course
- Business 0264
Practise defining working capital and calculating the amount available for day-to-day costs from current assets and liabilities.
TJK manufactures candles. Contributing to sustainable development is important to TJK. The business uses batch production in its factory in country X. The target market for TJK's products is females between 20 and 50 years of age. The Managing Director is reviewing TJK's financial data. An extract is shown in Table 3.1. He is also considering the benefits to a business of becoming a multinational company.

Table 3.1
Define 'working capital'.
Award 2 marks for a full definition. Award 1 mark for a partial definition.
- The money available for a business to pay its day-to-day expenses/short-term debts. [2]
- Current assets - current liabilities. [2]
Partial definition, e.g.
- Funds used to pay inventory/wages/electricity [1]