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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · Oct/Nov 2013 · Q141 Mark

The following departmental accounts have been prepared for a limited company for the year ended 30 September 2013. department X $ department Y $ revenue 810000 515000 cost of sales 470000 265 000 gross profit 340 000 250 000 overheads 210000 295 000 profit/(loss) for the year 130000 (45000) The following errors have been found. 1 Department X overheads include $10 000 for the purchase of goods for resale of department X. 2 Revenue of $40 000 has been credited to department X when it should have been credited to department Y. What is the corrected profit for the year for department X?

A$80000
B$90.000
C$100000
D$170000

✓ Correct answer

B: $90.000

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 14.

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