CAIE IGCSE Business Studies 7.4.2 acid test ratio
Practise acid-test-ratio questions by subtracting inventory, dividing by current liabilities and presenting the result clearly.
- Syllabus
- 2027–2029
- Course
- Business 0264
Practise acid-test-ratio questions by subtracting inventory, dividing by current liabilities and presenting the result clearly.
WFH produces hats and sells them to a mass market. It holds a high level of inventory. The Managing Director is concerned about the liquidity of the business and has been analysing WFH's financial statements. An extract is shown in Table 2.1. The Managing Director thinks that the business might fail. Other stakeholder groups might also be interested in WFH's financial statements.

Table 2.1
Calculate WFH's acid test ratio for 2022. Show your working.
Working:
Final answer:
Award 2 marks for the correct final answer. Award 1 mark for a correct method with an incorrect answer.
Method and substitution:
extacid−testratio=extcurrentliabilitiesextcurrentassets−extinventory=4000020000
Final answer:
0.5:1
Award 2 marks for the correct final answer without working.