February 2025

Principles of Accounting: Example to Departmental Accounting Solution

By |2025-02-12T09:38:03+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: 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 notes on […]

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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: Incomplete and Single Entry Example 1 solution

By |2025-02-12T09:29:00+02:00February 12th, 2025|Cambridge O Level/ IGSCE Accounts Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

  • This the solution to our first example question on incomplete and single entry
  • First we need to calculate the Sales figure for the year ended 30 April 20×9:

Sales Figure Calculation

  • Then we need to ascertain purchases for the year:

Purchases Figure Calculation

Income Statement for the year ended 30 April 20×9

NB This is how arrived at the Miscellaneous […]

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Principles of Accounting: Single entry and Incomplete records

By |2025-02-12T09:40:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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

  • It is not at all uncommon for business owners to have incomplete accounting records
  • A lot of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) often do not keep double entry accounting systems
  • Consider the example of a banana vendor it would be ridiculous for him to keep a double […]
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Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Manufacturing Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:42:49+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Introduction to Manufacturing Accounts

  • Thus far we have taken it for granted that businesses purchase everything they sell
  • While it is true that a lot of business purchase inventory and sell it at a profit
  • There are some businesses that manufacture products
  • These manufacturing businesses typically:
    • Acquire Raw materials
    • Process this raw materials […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Account: Incomplete and Single Records Example 2

By |2025-02-12T09:29:11+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: Single entry and Incomplete records: Example 2

  • Our first example on this topic was relatively straight forward
  • We will now look at a more challenging and comprehensive example
  • On how to create Financial Statements in cases where only single entry and incomplete records are kept

The Question

William Sachikonye runs a second-hand […]

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Principles of Accounting: Statement of Affairs

By |2025-02-12T09:42:13+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Single entry and Incomplete records: Statement of Affairs

  • As already covered in the introduction to single entry and incomplete records
  • One of the first required steps in order to prepare financial statements
  • Is to prepare a Statement of Affairs
  • A Statement of Affairs is a summary of an entity’s asset and liabilities

    • […]

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Principles of Accounting: The format of Manufacturing Accounts

By |2025-02-12T09:44:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: The structure of Manufacturing Accounts

  • In the other post we introduced you to manufacturing accounts
  • In this post we will look at typical formats of manufacturing accounts
  • This is not to say there are different formats, no
  • We are merely going to present a simple manufacturing account
  • Followed by one that incorporates […]
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Cambrige Notes: Principles of Accounting: William Sachikonye Income Statement

By |2025-02-12T09:29:20+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: 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 […]

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Principles of Accounting: Statement of Affairs Example

By |2025-02-12T09:42:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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

  • We have explained what a Statement of Affairs is
  • Now we will look at an example of how to prepare a Statement of Affairs

Question

W Soja started his business on 1 April 20X2 with $35,000 in a bank account. Unfortunately
he did not keep proper books […]

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Principles of Accounting: Solution to Manufacturing Accounts Example

By |2025-02-12T09:01:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounting: Example question Manufacturing Accounts

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