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O-LevelAccountingAnalysis and interpretationOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q321 Mark

Sam and Rob each own a trading business. The income of each business is solely from the sale of goods. They provided the following information for the year ended 30 June 2020. [Figure showing table with return on capital employed, gross margin, profit margin, current ratio for Sam and Rob]

ARob will find it easy to pay his current liabilities.
BRob's expenses are a higher proportion of his sales.
CSam is not employing his capital effectively.
DSam's goods are sold at a higher price.

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Analysis and interpretation and is worth 1 mark.

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