February 2025

Importance of Transport

By |2025-02-12T09:30:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An oil pipeline. Image credit MediaWiki An oil pipeline. Image credit MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Aids to Trade: Transport

  • Enables one to carry:
  • raw materials.
  • Finished goods.
  • Partly finished goods.
  • Spare parts.
  • Equipment and machinery.
  • Executives.
  • Sales persons whilst at work.
  • Workers to and from work.
  • Can be used to advertise.
  • Goods can be carried by road, rail, air,sea, pipeline.
  • Ives […]
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Importance of Warehousing

By |2025-02-12T09:30:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Large scale retailer's warehouse. Image credit www.restaurantdepot.com Large scale retailer’s warehouse. Image credit www.restaurantdepot.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Aids to Trade: Warehousing

Warehousing

  • Enables the safe storage of:
  • raw materials
  • equipment and machinery
  • finished goods
  • partly finished goods
  • spare parts
  • goods in transit.
  • Enables raw materials to be ordered ahead of demand.
  • Enables continuous production of goods.
  • Enable goods to be […]
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Importance of Advertising

By |2025-02-12T09:30:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Advertising

  • Provides information on:
  • goods available.
  • Prices of goods
  • types of goods sold e.g. quality of goods.
  • Where to buy the goods.
  • Persuades customers to buy.
  • Launches new products.
  • Increases sales.
  • Increases profits.
  • Enables a trader to fight competition.
  • Reminds customers about existing goods […]
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Importance of Banking

By |2025-02-12T09:31:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit voanewszimbabwe.com Image credit voanewszimbabwe.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Aids to Trade: Banking

Banking

  • Enables making of payments.
  • Enables receiving of payment through cheques, stop order or bill of exchange.
  • Keeps money safe through current, savings, deposit and fixed accounts.
  • Acts as trustees and executors.
  • Acts as underwriters when they buy unsubscribed shares of public […]
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Importance of Insurance

By |2025-02-12T09:32:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit anu.edu.au Image credit anu.edu.au ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Importance of Aids to trade: Insurance

Insurance

  • Provides health insurance cover through medical aid scheme and covers:
  • against risks of loss of goods due to fire or theft
  • employees at work through employer’s liability
  • goods in transit
  • embezzlement of funds through fidelity guarantee policy.
  • Bad debts through […]
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Impotance of Communication

By |2025-02-12T09:32:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Importance of Aids to trade: Communication

  • Communication is important.
  • Enables traders to contact:
  • buyers
  • suppliers
  • employees
  • to receive and send payments.
  • To receive and send orders.
  • To settle queries.
  • To arrange contracts.
  • To lodge complaints.
  • To give and receive information.
  • To give and receive information.
  • Can be through letter, telephone etc.

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