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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements7707/11 · May/June 2017 · Q191 Mark

At the end of Carl's financial year he made an adjustment for $40 rent owed by his tenant. How did this adjustment affect Carl's financial statements? decrease profit for the year increase profit for the year increase current assets increase current liabilities A ✓ B ✓ ✓ C ✓ ✓ D ✓

Adecrease profit for the year (included); increase profit for the year (not included); increase current assets (not included); increase current liabilities (not included)
Bdecrease profit for the year (included); increase profit for the year (not included); increase current assets (included); increase current liabilities (not included)
Cdecrease profit for the year (not included); increase profit for the year (included); increase current assets (included); increase current liabilities (not included)
Ddecrease profit for the year (not included); increase profit for the year (not included); increase current assets (not included); increase current liabilities (included)

✓ Correct answer

C: decrease profit for the year (not included); increase profit for the year (included); increase current assets (included); increase current liabilities (not included)

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Preparation of financial statements, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Accounting, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 19.

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