Sora Soaps sells handmade soap for £10 per bar. Its fixed costs are £12,000 per year and its variable cost is currently £4 per bar. A supplier has told Sora Soaps that the variable cost will rise to £5.50 per bar. Its selling price and fixed costs will remain unchanged.
Analyse one impact of the increase in variable cost on Sora Soaps.
38 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Business 1.3 Putting a business idea into practice, covering 1.3.1a Financial aims and objectives, 1.3.1b Non-financial aims and objectives, 1.3.1c Why aims and objectives differ, 1.3.2a Revenue, costs and profit calculations, 1.3.2b Break even and margin of safety, 1.3.2c Interpretation of break even diagrams, 1.3.3a The importance of cash to a business, 1.3.3b The difference between cash and profit, 1.3.3c Cash-flow forecasts: inflows and outflows, 1.3.3d Cash-flow forecasts: net cash flow and balances, 1.3.4a Short-term sources of finance, and 1.3.4b Long-term sources of finance. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.