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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · Feb/Mar 2017 · Q101 Mark

The draft financial statements of a business show a profit for the year of $64000 before taking account of the following: 1 the reduction of the provision for doubtful debts by $300 2 the purchase of office stationery costing $2400 which has not been entered in the books; only one-sixth of this stationery was used by the year end. What is the corrected profit for the year?

A$61900
B$63.900
C$64 100
D$64 300

✓ Correct answer

B: $63.900

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, Feb/Mar 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 10.

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