Skip to main content
A-LevelAccountingAccounting for non-current assets9706/12 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q81 Mark

An item of capital expenditure has been incorrectly treated as revenue expenditure in the financial statements of a business. What is the effect of this error on the financial statements of the business? assets profit A overstated overstated B overstated understated C understated overstated D understated understated

Aoverstated overstated
Boverstated understated
Cunderstated overstated
Dunderstated understated

✓ Correct answer

D: understated understated

Practise more questions on this topic

Oracle Prep sorts past-paper questions by topic, so you can drill Accounting for non-current assets and see which topics are most likely to come up next.

Sign up free →

About this question

Topic
Accounting for non-current assets, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 8.

Questions and mark schemes are from past examination papers and remain the copyright of the exam board. How Oracle Prep builds its content

Related Accounting questions

© 2026 Oracle Prep