COMMERCE 101

WHOLESALE TRADE

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WHOLESALING is a business activity which involves buying of goods in bulk from the Producer and selling in small quantities to the Retailers as well as other merchants. Wholesaling is included in the Channel of Distribution.

FUNCTIONS OF THE WHOLESALER TO THE PRODUCER:

a. The Wholesaler purchases Goods in Large Quantity From the Producer.

b. He makes Space Available for further Production by Buying and Clearing the goods from the Producer's Warehouse.

c. In a Situation where the Producer doesn't have a Warehouse, He offers to have the Manufactured Goods moved to his own warehouse to enable more Production by the Manufacturer/Producer.

d. He keeps the Producer informed of the Market Situation from information he gathered from the Retailers, Consumers and Middlemen.

e. He pays the Producer promptly for his Goods in order not to slow down further Production.

FUNCTIONS OF THE WHOLESALER TO THE RETAILER:

a. He advises the Retailer on the Goods to buy and the ones not to buy.

b. He offers Credit facilities that is , allowing the Retailer take goods on Credit from him to pay later.

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ECONS 101

FACTORS OF PRODUCTION CONTD

Hello Everyone, Happy Friday. Thank God It's FRIDAY!!!!!.... LOLZ, Yes the last working day of the week and then rest rest rest!!!... There's time for HARD WORK and also time for REST... Pls Make Sure you Balance the Two Very Essential. Straight to the Point of the Day

CAPITAL CONSUMPTION refers to the using up of existing capital stock and not replacing worn-out capital goods used in production. When fixed assets like Buildings, Machinery or Motor Vehicle are used continuously, they undergo wear and tear, hence such assets depreciate in value. It is this wear and tear of these capital goods which reduces their value which is referred to in Economics as CONSUMPTION or DEPRECIATION.

During the period of Capital Consumption, enough savings are not made to maintain and replace depreciating capital goods or assets. If a Country finds it difficult to maintain its stock of capital, either by making provision for depreciation or her inability to replace worn-out capital or asset, such a country is said to be living on capital or consuming capital and this affects the standard of living of the people negatively.

ENTREPRENEUR

An Entrepreneur can be defined as the factor of production that co-ordinates and organises other factors of production( Land, Labour and Capital) in order to produce goods and services. The

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FINANCIAL ACC 101

QUESTIONS ON PREVIOUSLY TREATED TOPICS

Hey Everyone, How is this week so far. We are continuing this series we started last week, reviewing all the topics we have treated by answering questions linked to the Topics we have treated. This will help us further understand these topics and if possible be guru's at them. So Pls Enjoy...

QUESTION 2:                  

The following Transactions were extracted from the book of Mercy Land Trading Company as at 31st January 2005. All payments were made by cheque and all receipts were paid to the bank. The Company maintains a float of N 21, 000.

2nd Jan  Cash at Eagle Bank                         20, 000

2nd Jan  Petty Cash in Hand                          1, 400

3rd Jan  Drew Cheque for Petty Cash          19, 600

5th Jan  Received from Anthony, Cheque in Settlement of his debt N32, 600 less 1% discount

6th Jan  Settled Tunde's Account of N 25, 900 less 10% discount

7th Jan  Sold for cash 20MTN Cards at N750 per card

8th Jan  Transferred to current account from deposit account     70, 000

10th Jan  Paid Olu                                            4, 800

16th Jan   Paid Cheque for Motor repairs   8, 000

17th Jan   Paid Ade                                          3, 800

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