February 2025

Principles of Accounting: William Sachikonye Income Statement

By |2025-02-12T09:07:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Single entry and Incomplete records: Example 2

  • This is a solution including workings for the question posted here
  • We are attempting to create an Income Statement so naturally we will start by calculating the sales figure for the year

Sales calculation for the year ended 31 March 20×6

NB This is not a […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios

By |2025-02-12T09:23:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios

  • Liquidity is a measure of how well a business can meet its short term obligations as and when they fall due
  • It is usually expressed in terms of how well the entity/business in question can convert its assets into cash
  • Short term obligations include amounts owed to […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Departmental Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:30:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Introduction to Departmental Accounts

  • It is customary to split a large business into various departments
  • For example large retail shops like Pick n’ Pay and OK
  • A shop might have:
    • A furniture department e.g. kitchen tables and chairs
    • Home electrical e.g. irons and fridges
    • Refrigerated foods
    • Fruit and Veggies
    • Liquor
    • Cleaning

      • […]

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Principles of Accounting: William Sachikonye Statement of Financial Position

By |2025-02-12T09:12:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Single entry and Incomplete records: Example 2

William Sachikonye Statement of Financial Position

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Acid Test Ratio / Quick Asset Ratio

By |2025-02-12T09:27:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios: Acid Test Ratio / Quick Asset Ratio

  • As pointed out in our discussion of the Current Asset Ratio
  • Including stock when calculating stock might not be desirable
  • This is because it might not always be easy to turn the asset of stock/inventory into liquid cash so […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Departmental Accounting Example

By |2025-02-12T09:30:35+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Introduction to Departmental Accounts Example

Example Question

From the following list of balances you are required to prepare a departmental Income Statement in columnar form for the year ended 31 March 20X5, in […]

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Principles of Accounting: Accounting for non profit organisations

By |2025-02-12T09:18:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for non profit organisations

  • While it is true that the majority of entities exist primarily to make a profit
  • There are still a large number of organisations which are not for profit
  • While profit is the overriding aim in for profit business
  • Non profit organisations are driven by other goals including:
      […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Rate of inventory turnover

By |2025-02-12T09:27:51+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Introduction to Liquidity Ratios: Rate of inventory turnover

  • Proprietors often want to know how “well” their business is doing
  • Besides such measures as profitability
  • one way of estimating liquidity is through the rate of inventory turnover ratio
  • The ratio estimates the number of times inventory is sold or used in a given […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Example to Departmental Accounting Solution

By |2025-02-12T09:30:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Introduction to Departmental Accounts Example

OK Mart Hillside

Income Statement for the year ended 31 March 20×5

NB We are not asked to prepare the combined accounts but this should be straightforward enough. Please see […]

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Principles of Accounting: Accounting for Non-Profits Example

By |2025-02-12T09:22:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Accounting for non profit organisations Example

On 1 January 20X8 The Lake Chivero Angling Club had the following assets:

  • Cash at bank $200
  • Snack bar stocks $800
  • Club house buildings $12,500

During the year to […]

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