Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Preparation of financial statements

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

A sole trader holds a provision for doubtful debts equal to $5\%$ of trade receivables. At the beginning of the year, the provision for doubtful debts stood at $2750. By the end of the year, the information given is as follows: trade receivables $37500; irrecoverable debts written off during the year $500. What is the effect on the profit for the year arising from the change in the provision for doubtful debts?

  • Adecrease by $875
  • Bdecrease by $900
  • Cincrease by $875
  • Dincrease by $900

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