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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

A business keeps an allowance for irrecoverable debts equal to $5\%$ of trade receivables. By the close of the current financial year, trade receivables amounted to $8000$, which was $20\%$ lower than in the previous year. What effect will the change in the allowance for irrecoverable debts have on the profit for the current financial year?

  • Adecrease by $100
  • Bdecrease by $400
  • Cincrease by $100
  • Dincrease by $400

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