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O Level Accounting (7707)•7707/12/O/N/24
Question 9 from 7707/12/O/N/24

Explanation

Correcting accounting errors in income statement

Steps:

  • Reported profit $2450.
  • Error 1: Carriage inwards 250recordedascarriageoutwards;thismisclassificationoverstatesoperatingexpensesby250 recorded as carriage outwards; this misclassification overstates operating expenses by 250recordedascarriageoutwards;thismisclassificationoverstatesoperatingexpensesby250 without including it in COGS, but net profit unaffected as total expenses same.
  • Error 2: Increase in provision 120treatedasadditiontogrossprofit;thismeanstheexpensewaswronglyincludedinCOGS,reducingprofitby120 treated as addition to gross profit; this means the expense was wrongly included in COGS, reducing profit by 120treatedasadditiontogrossprofit;thismeanstheexpensewaswronglyincludedinCOGS,reducingprofitby120, but correct treatment is operating expense after GP, so net unaffected; however, assuming double deduction in draft, profit understated by 240,add240, add 240,add240.
  • Overall, errors cause under statement; but calculation leads to ambiguity in net effect.

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Final answer: B

Topic: Correction of errors

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