BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 12: Financial Statements for Specific — assessment criteria

Learners will apply financial accounting to different types of business, including partnerships, non-profit-making businesses and manufacturing businesses.

Internal60 GLH13 criteria4 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Explain the ownership, capital structure and legal requirements of the different types of business.
A.P2Describe examples of suitable business activity for the differing types of business.
B.P3Prepare end-of-year financial statements for partnerships, incorporating appropriate adjustments.
C.P4Complete end-of-year financial statements for non-profit-making organisations, incorporating appropriate adjustments.
D.P5Describe manufacturing costs and profit.
D.P6Explain main features and aims of manufacturing businesses.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Assess the merits and drawbacks of the different types of business, capital structure and legal requirements. statements for partnerships
B.M2Prepare the accounting entries to record goodwill for changes to a partnership. statements for non-profit-making organisations
C.M3Analyse the importance of non-profit-making organisations.
D.M4Accurately prepare manufacturing accounts, incorporating appropriate adjustments and manufacturing profit.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate how suitable the different types of business are for given business activities, providing justification.
BC.D2Evaluate the relevant accounting concepts used in the completion of financial statements for partnerships and non-profit-making organisations.
D.D3Evaluate and justify the accounting treatment of manufacturing profit.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluateExplainDescribeAssessPrepareCompleteAnalyseAccurately
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Learning aims

  • A. Understand different types of businesses and their capital structure
  • B. Examine the end-of-year financial statements for partnerships
  • C. Explore the end-of-year financial statements for non-profit-making organisations
  • D. Explore manufacturing accounts

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