February 2025

Department Store

By |2025-02-12T09:22:46+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Department store

  • a multistory building with several shops under one roof
  • located in the city centre where land is more expensive
  • sells a wide range of goods in different  departments
  • each department sells one line of goods
  • the buyer […]
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Manufacturer’s warehouse depot

By |2025-02-12T09:40:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

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Manufacturers’s warehouse depot

  • They are used to store equipment and spares.
  • They are used to store finished manufactured goods.
  • They are used to store raw materials to be used in the […]
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Advertising Media:Magazines

By |2025-02-12T09:05:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Magazines

  • Advertisements in magazines may be:
  • In colour for greater impact.
  • Detailed.
  • Repeated if necessary.
  • Of high quality production.
  • Passed on to other readers
  • Made to cater for selected audiences.
  • The cost per each exposure is very low.
  • They provide a wide […]
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Functions of an airport authority (CAAZ)

By |2025-02-12T09:20:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

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Functions of an airport authority.

  • As already said above the Civil Aviation Authority […]
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Functions of a Seaport authority

By |2025-02-12T09:38:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

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Functions of a Sea-Port Authority

  • Ensure that seaports are accessible from the inland by both road and rail.
  • Ensures efficient handling of both imports […]
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Documents used in Insurance

By |2025-02-12T09:04:13+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit alleencareer.com Image credit allincareer.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Insurance: Documents used in Insurance

Documents used in insurance

  • The following documents are used in insurance:

Prospectus.

  • Shows the types of risks that can be covered.
  • Shows the name of the insurance company.
  • Contains premium to be paid.
  • States compensation to be paid.

Proposal form

  • An application for […]
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Traditional/General Wholesalers

By |2025-02-12T09:15:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Traditional or General wholesalers.

  • These wholesalers:
  • Provide a wide range of merchandise or goods.
  • Store goods.
  • Pay cash to manufacturers (finance the manufacturers)
  • Sell on credit to retailers.
  • Provide transport to retailers.
  • Employ sales representatives.
  • Provide information and advice to […]
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Factor agents in international trade

By |2025-02-12T09:32:27+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit wordpress.com Image credit wordpress.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: International trade: Factors

  • is a mercantile fiduciary who receives and sells goods on commission.
  • The commission is called a factorage.
  • Possess the goods they sell.
  • Sell goods in their own names.
  • Do not disclose their principal.
  • Collect goods for sale.
  • Deliver goods to their customers.
  • Have insurable […]
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Importance of Consumer protection

By |2025-02-12T08:56:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Importance of consumer protection.

  • Consumers need to be protected from and against:
  • Misleading advertisements which make false claims for example, “This herb can cure all forms of ailments including AIDS and Cancer.”
  • Indecent or immoral […]
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People on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

By |2025-02-12T09:08:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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The stock broker

Is:

  • an agent/middleman between members of the public and the stock jobber.
  • Buys and sells existing shares on behalf of the public.
  • Gets the best […]
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