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O-LevelCommerceFinanceMay/June 2019Paper 2 Q318 Marks

Nadia set up a sole trader business selling ice cream from a second-hand van. Nadia sold 50000 ice cream cones in her first year for $1 each. The cost of each ice cream cone is: • $0.10 for the cone • $0.30 for the ingredients One of her other expenses is the cost of motor insurance for the van at $2000 per year. Table 3.1 shows part of the expected Profit and Loss account (Income Statement) for Nadia's business after one year. [Table 3.1 Profit and Loss account with Sales revenue=?, Cost of cones=5000, Cost of ingredients=15000, Gross profit=?, Cost of insurance=2000, Profit for the year (net profit)=?]

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Commerce (7100) May/June 2019 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Finance and is worth 18 marks.

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