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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

At the year-end, a business has trade receivables amounting to $52000. In the draft statement of financial position, the allowance for irrecoverable debts is $3000. The allowance for irrecoverable debts will be revised to 5% of trade receivables. What effect will this change in the allowance have?

  • Aon profit: decrease by $2600; on current assets: decrease by $400
  • Bon profit: decrease by $2600; on current assets: decrease by $2600
  • Con profit: increase by $400; on current assets: decrease by $400
  • Don profit: increase by $400; on current assets: increase by $400

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