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Biology Notes: Causes of accidents in the laboratory

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:24:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Biology Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Nitric acid fumes. Image credit amazingrust.com

ZIMSEC O Level Biology Notes:Causes of accidents in the laboratory

Fire – There should never be open flames in the lab. Make it a working rule that water is the only nonflammable liquid you are likely to encounter.
Explosion – Never heat a closed system or […]

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Opposition to the New Deal

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T08:58:22+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Rail workers during the New Deal

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The United States of America (USA) 1920-1939: Opposition to the Deal

The Deal was criticized by some groups in the USA
The Republican opponents criticized it for its high cost of implementation which strained the taxpayers
Industrialists were opposed to […]

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The selection process
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The selection process

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The selection process

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:21:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Human Resources Management: The selection process

When the proper candidates have been recruited
The following step is to select the most appropriate candidate(s) from the available pool
Selection is the process of screening candidates using a variety of criteria so as to identify and […]

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Research
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Research

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Research

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:40:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Research

There are several disadvantages to secondary research otherwise known as desk research

Advantages of secondary market research

It is inexpensive/cheap when compared with primary market research
It avoids duplication of effort
Information and data is readily available
Allows the business to quickly and cheaply analyse and compare […]

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Cost Based Pricing
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Cost Based Pricing

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Cost Based Pricing

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:14:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Cost Based Pricing

Refers to a variety of pricing strategies which involve the addition of a profit element on top of the costs of production
The aim is to make sure that costs incurred in production of each unit are covered by the selling price of that unit
Popular cost based pricing […]

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Research and Development
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Research and Development

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Research and Development

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:34:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Production: Quality and its importance

Also known as R & D
It refers to work directed towards the innovation, introduction, and improvement of products and processes
It involves:
1. Developing completely new products
2. Creating imitation products that can compete with a rival’s products
3. Creating prototypes and models based on marketing research data
4. Improving existing […]

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Business Studies: Break even analysis the graphical method example
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Business Studies: Break even analysis the graphical method example

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Business Studies: Break even analysis the graphical method example

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:19:21+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Business Finance and Accounting: Break even analysis the graphical method example

As has been pointed out there are two approaches to break even analysis
In this post we will look at the graphical method
To help make matters clear we will make extensive use of an example below

Shona runs a take-away pizza […]

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Principles of Accounting: Bank Statement
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Principles of Accounting: Bank Statement

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Principles of Accounting: Bank Statement

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:01:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Source Documents:Bank Statement

It is a document or report released (on a fixed date every month) by banks
It lists:
- The balance at the beginning of the period
- deposits,
- withdrawals,
- checks paid,
- interest earned,
- service charges
- penalties incurred if any
- The balance at the end of the period
on a given account

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Principles of Accounting: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger
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Principles of Accounting: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

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Principles of Accounting: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:31:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Making entries in the Purchases Ledger

In this example we will make entries into the Purchases Ledger, Cash Book and General Ledger
We will be skipping the books of original entry
Although this is not how things are done in practice
Examination/Exercise question might ask you to make double entries in […]

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