Notes Archives - Page 80 of 189 - Free ZIMSEC & Cambridge Revision Notes

The Marketing Department
Gallery
The Marketing Department

Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

The Marketing Department

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:35:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing:The Marketing Department

Is responsible for executing and implementing the organisation’s marketing functions
It carries out functions such as:
1. Marketing research:
  1. Identifying opportunities that lie in the market that the business might exploit
  2. Carrying out desk and field research
  3. Analyzing data gathered from marketing research and making decisions
2. New product development in […]

Comments Off

Marketing: Sales Promotion
Gallery
Marketing: Sales Promotion

Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

Marketing: Sales Promotion

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:11:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Marketing: Sales Promotion

Refers to all forms of promotion other than advertising or personal selling
Stimulation of sales achieved through contests,
demonstrations,
discounts,
exhibitions or trade shows,
games,
giveaways,
point-of-sale displays and merchandising,
special offers,
trial periods
and similar activities.
Sales promotions are normally employed in a supportive role together with other forms […]

Comments Off

Flow Production/Line Production
Gallery
Flow Production/Line Production

Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

Flow Production/Line Production

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:29:09+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Production: Flow Production/Line Production

This is also known as assembly line or continuous production
It is a method used to manufacture, produce, or process materials without interruption to produce products
It involves repetitive manufacturing processes in which each product passes through the same sequence of operations,
and the machines and other equipment are […]

Comments Off

Business Studies: Budgets an introduction
Gallery
Business Studies: Budgets an introduction

Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

Business Studies: Budgets an introduction

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:13:24+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Business Finance and Accounting: Ratio Analysis:Budgets an introduction

As pointed out in another topic one of the principal functions of management is planning
It involves creating predetermined courses of action (i.e. plans)
A budget is a plan of action for achieving quantified objectives
Budgets are plans of action expressed in quantitative(measurable) terms

[…]

Comments Off

The Accounting Cycle
Gallery
The Accounting Cycle

Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes

The Accounting Cycle

By garikaib|2025-02-12T08:56:10+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting Notes: The Accounting Cycle

As has already been pointed out accounting includes the recording and presentation of transactions
This recording and presentation is done in a systemic manner i.e. it follows a set pattern
This pattern is known as the accounting cycle
The accounting cycle refers to the sequence of six steps in […]

Comments Off

Principles of Accounting: Trade Discount
Gallery
Principles of Accounting: Trade Discount

Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes

Principles of Accounting: Trade Discount

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:26:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Trade Discount

Generally most businesses especially wholesalers and manufacturers have three types of customers:
1. The General Public who buy only a few items
2. Traders who only buy a few items
3. Traders a large number of goods
Traders have to eventually sell to their own customers in their own areas for example […]

Comments Off

Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting Concepts
Gallery
Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting Concepts

Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes

Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Accounting Concepts

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:18:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting Notes: Introduction to Accounting Concepts

In the real world various measurement standards have been devised to aid communication, comparisons, trade and the sharing of ideas
For example units of measurement such as grams, meters, liters etc are universally used
We know what a kilogram looks like
Before the invention of these standards people […]

Comments Off

Principles of Accounting: Double entry for depreciation example
Gallery
Principles of Accounting: Double entry for depreciation example

Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes

Principles of Accounting: Double entry for depreciation example

By garikaib|2025-02-12T08:56:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Double entry for depreciation example

Here we will assume that you have read
The topic about the rationale behind depreciation
The topic about the methods of calculating depreciation
The entries required to record depreciation in the books
If not you should click on each of the above links and […]

Comments Off

Principles of Accounting: Bank Reconciliation Statement Example
Gallery
Principles of Accounting: Bank Reconciliation Statement Example

Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes

Principles of Accounting: Bank Reconciliation Statement Example

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:35:22+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: Bank Reconciliation Statement Example

As discussed here preparing a bank reconciliation statement involves three steps:
1. Obtaining the current bank statement
2. Updating the Cash Book
3. Preparing the Bank reconciliation statement
Now we will look at an example:

Draw up a bank reconciliation statement, after writing the cash book up to date, ascertaining the […]

Comments Off