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Financial Accounting Paper 2, Nov/Dec 2008  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Main
General Comments
Weakness/Remedies
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question 3

  1. What is single entry system of booking
  2. State three  causes of single entry
  3. Explain:
  • (i) mark-up;
  • (ii)  margin:


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observation

Majority of candidates attempted this question and performed well in 3a and 3b, but could not explain correctly mark-up and margin.
The expected answer in 3C i & ii are:
Mark-Up:  This is gross profit expressed as a percentage of cost of goods sold.
Margin:   This is gross profit expressed as a percentage of sales.

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