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A-LevelAccountingCostingFeb/Mar 2025Paper 1 Q271 Mark

A business prepared its statement of profit or loss for its first year of trading. It used marginal costing to value the inventory. The finance director wants to prepare the statement, using absorption costing. What will be the effect on inventory valuation and profit for the year due to this change?

Aeffect on inventory valuation: decrease, effect on profit for the year: decrease
Beffect on inventory valuation: decrease, effect on profit for the year: increase
Ceffect on inventory valuation: increase, effect on profit for the year: decrease
Deffect on inventory valuation: increase, effect on profit for the year: increase

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing and is worth 1 mark.

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