Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies 0450 — 2003 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1

This document consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page. SP (AT) S37358/2 © CIE 2003 [Turn over CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education BUSINESS STUDIES 0450/02 Paper 2 October/November 2003 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The businesses described in this question paper are entirely fictitious. Centre Number Candidate Number Name If you have been given a label, look at the details. If any details are incorrect or missing, please fill in your correct details in the space given at the top of this page. Stick your personal label here, if provided. For Examiner’s Use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total www.XtremePapers.com

2 0450/02/O/N/03 Omar and Sharon Enterprises Omar is an engineer who has many ideas for new products. In 1999 he designed a new type of washing machine. This product was more efficient than any of the existing models on the market. In 2002 Omar and his wife Sharon set up a business to produce this product. They had no previous business experience. The finance for their business came from their own savings. To begin with output was very low. The business grew slowly and made a loss to start with. Omar was very disappointed. However he loved the technical side of his work and he developed a new model of his washing machine which had features that made it even more efficient than his first machine. A buyer for a large department store told Omar that he wanted to buy 5000 machines a month. Omar was delighted, but his problems were just about to start! He would need a new factory because his premises were currently too small. Many extra workers and machines would be needed. This would take time and capital was urgently needed. Sharon tried to arrange a bank loan and an overdraft. She showed some financial data to the bank manager (see Table 1). Table 1 Forecasted monthly financial data Sales revenue $600 000 Variable costs $350 000 Overheads $100 000 Profit $150 000 [Based on 5000 units sold each month] Sharon explained to the bank manager that they would only be able to supply machines for the department store. The bank manager wanted more information. He asked for a cash flow forecast. He was also concerned that the business would now depend on one big customer. What would happen if consumers didn’t buy the product? Would the department store cancel their order? Had Sharon researched the market and found out if there was a market need? Sharon admitted that they had done no research. She said she would gather both primary and secondary data for her next meeting. Omar wasn’t interested in all these financial matters. He was busy inventing a new product that would make cleaning windows easier. Think of all those windows in tower office blocks! Now if he could only sell this idea too! 5 10 15 20 25 30

3 0450/02/O/N/03 [Turn over 1 Explain the following terms contained in the case. (a) Overdraft (line 13) … … … … (b) Variable costs (line 17) … … … … (c) Market need (line 26) … … … … (d) Secondary data (line 28) … … … …[12] For Examiner’s Use

4 0450/02/O/N/03 2 (a) Do you think that Omar’s business is a market orientated one? Explain your answer. … … … … … … … … … …[6] (b) Sharon wants help in carrying out her primary market research. She is going to use a consumer interview method. (i) What are the advantages and disadvantages of gathering information by using consumer interview methods? … … … … … … … … … … … …[6] For Examiner’s Use

5 0450/02/O/N/03 [Turn over (ii) Advise Sharon on how to decide who to ask. … … … … … … … …[4] 3 (a) Using the data given in Table 1 calculate: (i) the unit selling price … … …[2] (ii) the unit variable cost. … … …[2] For Examiner’s Use

6 0450/02/O/N/03 (b) (i) Draw a break even graph based on the data in Table 1. [6] For Examiner’s Use

7 0450/02/O/N/03 [Turn over (ii) Use your graph to calculate the break even number of units. … … … …[2] 4 Why would the bank manager want to see a cash flow forecast? … … … … … … … … … … … … … …[8] For Examiner’s Use

8 0450/02/O/N/03 5 If the expansion plan went ahead the business would need capital to buy fixed assets. How might Omar finance the purchase of these fixed assets? … … … … … … … … … … … …[6] For Examiner’s Use

9 0450/02/O/N/03 [Turn over 6 Advise Omar on how to recruit the extra production workers he will need as the business grows over time. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …[10] For Examiner’s Use

10 0450/02/O/N/03 7 (a) Outline the advantages and disadvantages to Omar and Sharon Enterprises of accepting the department store order. … … … … … … … … … … … … … …[8] For Examiner’s Use

11 0450/02/O/N/03 (b) Do you think that Omar should produce his new window cleaning product immediately? Explain your answer. … … … … … … … … … … … … … …[8] For Examiner’s Use