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A-LevelAccountingAccounting for non-current assets9706/12 · May/June 2020 · Q31 Mark

A company purchased a machine on 1 April 2017 for $25000. It was depreciated at 20% per annum using the straight-line method. A full year's depreciation is charged in the year of purchase but none in the year of sale. On 30 June 2019 the machine was sold for $12500. The company year-end is 31 December. What was the profit or loss on the disposal of the machine?

A$1250 loss
B$1250 profit
C$2500 loss
D$2500 profit

✓ Correct answer

C: $2500 loss

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Accounting for non-current assets, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 3.

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