A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · Feb/Mar 2024 · Q181 Mark

Why is a statement of changes in equity prepared?

Ato calculate profit when incomplete records have been kept

Bto match the dividends paid to profit for the year

Cto show the change in capital employed

Dto show the movements in the shareholders' stake in the business

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D: to show the movements in the shareholders' stake in the business

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Topic: Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Accounting, Feb/Mar 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 18.

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