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A simplified trading, profit and loss account comparing two years is shown below. What caused net profit to decrease between Year 1 and Year 2?
Which item is a current asset for a manufacturing company?
A chair is sold for $200. The cost of the materials was $50. The cost of services used was $35. Manufacturing wages amounted to $100. What is t...
The diagram shows a number of ways in which specialisation occurs. [Figure 3.1] What is X?
The diagram shows a barcode. [Figure 5.1] How do the barcode numbers help a retailer?
Why is a chain store better able to survive than an independent retailer?
When making hire purchase transactions, which of the following is used?
A method of credit in which a shopkeeper keeps goods ordered for collection at the end of the week is known as
Suleiman has received his credit card statement which contains the following information. [Figure 10.1] What is the best way for Suleiman to avoi...
Consumer Protection legislation does not cover
This sign is outside Karachi Wholesalers Ltd. [Figure 13.1] What job would you expect this business to do for its customers?
Which circumstance requires the use of a credit note?
Country X achieved a surplus in its Balance of Payments due to its earnings from invisible trade. Which item would have featured in this trade?
A freeport is an area where
Why is trading overseas often more difficult than trading in the home market?
The diagram shows trade between four countries. [Figure 19.1] Which two countries are in a free trade area?
The picture shows an advertisement for a luxury car. [Figure 21.1] Which method of appeal is used in the advertisement?
Which telecommunications service can an organisation use to make verbal contact with its employees in different parts of its premises?
Lopez wishes to send a letter to a friend who is travelling to various countries in Asia. The friend does not have a fixed address, so Lopez sends ...
The Bill of Lading is an export document used when goods are transported by
Which statement is true of bonded warehouses?
Following a fire, an insurance company pays for damage to premises, for loss of contents and for consequential loss. An example of consequential l...
In which circumstance is insurable interest present?
The Managing Directors of four companies have made the following statements. Which statement refers to an uninsurable risk?
Which statement about Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) is correct?
The diagram shows a cheque. [Figure 33.1] What does the crossing mean?
Certain industries concentrate their activities in particular areas. What is the commercial term for this?
How are losses in partnerships paid if there is no partnership agreement?
What is a feature of a private limited company?
How is the working capital of a business calculated?
A simplified trading, profit and loss account comparing two years is shown below. [Figure 39.1] What caused net profit to decrease between Year 1...
What is part of a farmer's fixed assets?
Joshua owns a small fishing boat and earns money by catching fish. He sells the fish at the local street market and also to his friend, Abel, who o...
Miss Patel has received a bank statement for September 2016, as shown in Fig. 1. [Figure 1.0] Use Fig. 1 to help you answer the following questions.
Desiree is a sole trader who owns a flower shop. She buys the flowers from a wholesaler and designs and arranges them for special occasions, such a...
Veenu owns a small printing business. She employs two workers who operate the printing machines. The business prints commercial documents such as i...
AAA is a large chain of department stores. It has branches in cities all over the country.
An and Bo have a business decorating and furnishing homes and offices. They understand the importance of good communication with suppliers and cust...
BBB is a manufacturer of kitchen tools. It sells online and to speciality stores in the home market.
CCC provides warehousing for other businesses. It has a number of warehouses in different parts of the country. These include bonded warehouses clo...
Fig. 1 shows a chain of production for oil in a country. DRILLING FOR OIL ↓ REFINING OIL ↓ TRANSPORTING PETROL ↓ PETROL STATION Fig. 1 Use Fig. ...
AAA is a traditional wholesaler. It sells goods to retailers and directly to the public. AAA offers trade credit to retailers. (b) Fig. 2 shows an...
A large shopping centre will have many different types of retailers.
BBB Fashions is a public limited company. It is a manufacturer of fashion clothing for women. It sells its products in both the home market and the...
CCC Insurance provides insurance services. It insures 500 businesses against the risk of flooding. Fig. 3 shows the pooling of risk for flood insur...
DDD Enterprises exports leather goods to customers in other countries.
Nasreen has owned a hairdressing salon for the last five years. She knows that hairdressing is a very competitive market and she is always worried ...
EEE Minerals Ltd is a multinational mining business with coal mines in many countries. Some parts of the mining industry are in the public sector a...
In the manufacturing of a pair of jeans, how is value added to the cloth?
Many factories use division of labour in the production process. Which feature of division of labour might be an advantage to a factory worker?