Understanding Business Accounts

Subject: Business Studies and Economics
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 14 - 16
Order Number: 2005

An introduction to the various aspects of business accounts and financial reports covering the four key areas of:

• Cash Flow
• Break Even
• Profit and Loss Accounts
• Balance Sheets

Each module comes with a series of notes on the key facts with an introduction to the topic, the necessary knowledge for GCSE and A-level and questions to aid understanding.

The resource is designed to be used in a variety of ways and is suitable for:

• copying to acetates for OHPs for class teaching
• photocopying for student lecture notes to support class teaching
• using as revision material or homework

Understanding Business Accounts is designed to be used for both GCSE and A-level Business Studies, but with an emphasis placed on the A-level requirements. It can also be used to cover core material in combined Economics and Business Studies A-level courses.