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O-LevelAccountingAnalysis and interpretationOct/Nov 2022Paper 1 Q321 Mark

A trader provided the following information. year 1 year 2 gross profit $40 000 $75000 gross margin 35% 35% profit margin 11% 22% What would explain these changes?

Aan increase in selling price and a decrease in sales quantity
Ban increase in selling price and an increase in expenses
Can increase in sales quantity and a decrease in selling price
Dan increase in sales quantity and a decrease in expenses

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Analysis and interpretation and is worth 1 mark.

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