CIE IGCSE Topical Past Paper 1

5.1 Business finance: needs and sources

045/12/M/J/2024

IDT manufactures clothes for the mass market. It is a multinational company with factories in 4 countries. IDT has short-term and long-term financial needs. The Finance Director is analysing IDT’s statement of financial position. An extract is shown in Table 3.1. He has been asked to calculate working capital and to explain how an increase in non-current liabilities might affect IDT.

Extract from IDT’s statement of financial position ($ million)
2022
2023
Current assets
380
420
Current liabilities
250
280
Non-current liabilities
300
400
Table 3.1

(c) Outline one reason why IDT might need the following types of finance: [4]
Short-term finance:
Long-term finance: