CIE IGCSE Topical Past Paper 1

1.1 Business activity

045/12/F/M/2024

TCH is a small bakery producing pastries and cakes. It operates in the secondary sector. The added value of TCH’s products has increased since it opened 3 years ago. TCH uses non-financial methods to motivate its 6 employees. TCH’s business objectives have changed since it started up. One of
its new objectives is to expand. Many businesses use external recruitment when they expand.

(a) Define ‘added value’. [2]