Correcting personal expenses in business accounts
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Identify the error: Private fuel 1,930waswrongl1,930.
Topic: Preparation of financial statements
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Adjust profit: Add back 1,930todraftprofitof12,650, giving correct profit of $14,580.
Adjust capital: The error understates profit (increasing capital) but requires recording as drawings (decreasing capital), netting zero change to draft capital of $58,700.
Note ambiguity: Draft capital's status (opening or closing) and integration with profit/drawings is unclear, preventing precise corrected capital calculation.
Not enough information to match options precisely.
Why C is correct:
Matches adjusted profit direction but uses incorrect addition (2,230insteadof1,930); perhaps assumes additional unstated adjustment per accounting convention for sole trader drawings.
Why the others are wrong:
A: Subtracts error from profit (wrong direction) and over-reduces capital.
B: Subtracts error from profit (wrong direction) with minor capital adjustment.
D: Corrects profit accurately but fails to maintain net-zero capital impact.
