In a carpentry workshop of three employees, one is responsible for cutting the wood, another for fixing and a third for polishing and spraying the furniture.

(a) Identify the term that describes the production process the workshop uses.

(b)(i) State five advantages of the production process identified in 1(a) to the workshop. (ii) State four disadvantages of the production process identified in 1(a) to the workshop.

ABC Limited, a textile company and XYZ Limited, a cotton processing company agreed to merge. (a) Identify and explain the type of merger to be formed by the companies. (b) State four reasons that would have necessitated the formation of the merger. (C) List and explain three sources of finance available to the company formed.

(a) Differentiate between a trade association and a chamber of commerce. (b) State four functions of a chamber of commerce (c) State four functions of an employers' association.

The diagrams below are computer devices.

(a) Name any eight of the computer devices labelled A - I.

(b) State one use of any six input devices named in 4(a).

(a) List Four sources of credit available to a sole trader. (b) Explain the following credit instruments: (i) acceptance credit; (ii) luncheon voucher; (iii) bill of exchange. (c) State two advantages and three disadvantages of hire purchase to the seller.