ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (ZIMSEC) ADVANCED LEVEL SYLLABUS BUSINESS STUDIES 9198 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS FOR 2008-2012 2 BUSINESS STUDIES ZGCE Advanced Level 9198 CONTENTS Introduction Syllabus Aims Assessment Objectives Scheme of Assessment Curriculum Content Notes for Guidance Resource List PAGE 2 2 2 3 3 10 25 3 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The aim of this syllabus is to enable Centres to develop Business Studies courses that are suitable for Advanced Level candidates
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This report is to discuss about the reason why Yellowstone Cattle Bank (YCB) will be the prefer transaction. The first part will analyse which type of leverage buy out (LBO) YCB belong to, thus find out the ways to get success in this transaction theoretically. The second part of this report will elaborate and analyse the pros and cons by choosing YCB surround different steps of whole transaction. Define the type of deal in YCB transaction According to the information provided by the case and the
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Despite proven facts and primary sources, historical investigation always has an element of subjectivity. Each historian has a different perspective, and focuses on different events and principles. Different historians and authors will often reflect upon the work of their peers, so an educated reader has the opportunity to decrease bias by expanding the list of sources that information comes from. Information that is accurately cited from appropriate sources does not always have a concrete and
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aspects: 1) Fund Overseas Growth; 2) Value-creating Investments; 3) Optimize Capital Structure; 4) Repurchase undervalued stocks. Fund Overseas Growth: Due to the exploited domestic resources in the domestic market, overseas investment will be the main sources for economic growth in Midland as a form of specialized financial and contractual arrangements similar to project financing, all of which are valued in dollars. Value-creating Investments: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methods, involving debt-free cash
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BUSINESS TASK 1 Start-up costs are linked and associated with setting-up a business such as legal fees, purchasing of equipment, rented property deposit. Start-up costs means a different sort of costs, which a new business owner should get in so that the business can exist. Operating costs are expenses that relate to a business activities and they are divided into fixed and variable costs. Different businesses have different costs associated with them. Variable costs are expenses which keep changing
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manage their money, and forecast their finances for the future. Money is at the heart of business. It is likely to be the main reason why a business was created and for it continuing to trade. This unit looks at the financial aspects of running a business. Work covered You will: * Know about costs, revenue and profit in a business organisation * Be able to prepare a break even analysis * Be able to create a cash flow forecast Know about costs, revenue and profit in a business
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SCP Model This chapter covers the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) model. we have embraced this model as our primary integrating framework to conduct situation analyses during strategy engagement. The chapter covers two topics. ¶SCP model overview ¶Client applications The Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) model, which has been supported by extensive academic research, asserts that the performance of individual firms is determined wholly by the conduct of participants in that industry (including
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Management and Finance University of Technology, Mauritius La Tour Koenig, Pointe – aux – Sables, Mauritius kpadachi@utm.intnet.mu ABSTRACT The competitive nature of the business environment requires firms to adjust their strategies and adopt good financial policies to survive and sustain growth. Most firms have an important amount of cash invested in current assets, as well as substantial amounts of current liabilities as a source of financing. This paper therefore analyses the working capital
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Plagiarism In case of plagiarism, college regulations will be applied. You must declare that this work is your own by signing the following statement: Learner declaration I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged. Student signature: Date: Assessment Criteria Learning Outcome LO1 LO2 LO3 Learning Outcome Understand the relationship between supply chain management (SCM) and organisational business objectives
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Internship Report Subject: Interrelation Between Products, Interest RATES & Terms Of Finance Internship Organization: United Leasing Company Limited 22 , Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka Prepared for: Internship Supervisor Mr. Imran Rahman Associate Professor IBA, Univ. of Dhaka Prepared by Maruf Haider ZR 33, BBA 10th Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka. June 25, 2006 June 25, 2006 Mr. G. M. Chowdhury Chairman Internship & Placement Program
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