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ZIMSEC O-Level Principles of Accounting

17Departmental Accounts

Departmental Accounts in ZIMSEC O-Level Principles of Accounting: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 3: departmental trading accounts, apportionment of expenses and the combined profit and loss account.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 17.1Form 3: state the purpose of departmental trading accounts and prepare them in columnar form.
  2. 17.2Form 3: apportion expenses among departments and draw up a combined profit and loss account and statement of financial position.

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  • Departmental accounts

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Departmental Accounts: sample question

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Which basis is most suitable for apportioning rent of the shop building between departments?

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