Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Financial Accounting Question 42

Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 42 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

During the preparation of the trial balance, two errors were made: (i) a credit entry of \(12{,}000\) £ for sales was omitted, and (ii) a purchase of \(8{,}000\) £ was recorded twice. The original trial balance showed sales of \(250{,}000\) £, purchases of \(90{,}000\) £ and other expenses of \(30{,}000\) £, giving a reported net profit of \(130{,}000\) £. After correcting the errors, by how much does the net profit increase?

Answer Options

A. 12000
B. 24000
Correct Answer C. 20000
D. 16000
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
20000

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2021 Financial Accounting Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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