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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statementsOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q201 Mark

Gurpreet is a broker and receives a commission from an insurance company when a client purchases a car insurance policy. The following information is available for the year ended 31 March 2017. Commission received from insurance company $15000 Commission on policies arranged in March 2017 not yet received $1200 Office rent $2500 Depreciation of non-current assets $900 Heating and lighting $520 What was the profit for the year?

A$10780
B$11080
C$11980
D$12280

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is D: $12280

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Preparation of financial statements in O-Level Accounting (syllabus code 7707). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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