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A-LevelAccountingAnalysis and Interpretation of Financial StatementsMay/June 2023Paper 1 Q221 Mark

The table shows information from a company's financial statements. $000 revenue 135 gross profit 34 profit from operations 11 profit for the year 8 non-current assets 59 current assets 50 non-current liabilities 12 current liabilities 40 What is the return on capital employed?

A8.1%
B11.3%
C14.0%
D15.9%

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements and is worth 1 mark.

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