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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · May/June 2020 · Q61 Mark

The following financial information is available for a business. [Table with 'draft profit for the year' $12650 and 'closing capital' $52780] The following error has been discovered. Private fuel costs, $1930, had been charged in the business motor expenses account. What are the correct figures for the year?

Aprofit for the year $10720, closing capital $50850
Bprofit for the year $10720, closing capital $54710
Cprofit for the year $14580, closing capital $52780
Dprofit for the year $14580, closing capital $54710

✓ Correct answer

C: profit for the year $14580, closing capital $52780

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 6.

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