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ZIMSEC O-Level Commerce

6.2.2Wholesale trade

Wholesale trade in ZIMSEC O-Level Commerce: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 1: services of wholesalers, types of wholesaler, bypassing the wholesaler, marketing boards and commodity markets.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 6.2.2.1Explain the services wholesalers give to manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
  2. 6.2.2.2Describe types of wholesaler, including cash and carry and co-operative wholesale societies.
  3. 6.2.2.3Explain why the wholesaler is sometimes bypassed.
  4. 6.2.2.4Describe the functions of marketing boards and commodity markets.

Lessons

  • Wholesale trade, marketing boards and commodity markets

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Wholesale trade: sample question

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Which is a service of the wholesaler to the manufacturer?

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