Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Reconciliation and verification

Reconciliation and verification — practice question

A business worked out its draft profit for the year to be $15000. It was then found that: (1) General expenses had been under-recorded by $600. (2) The sales journal total of $55690 had been posted into the sales account as $56590. (3) Repairs to vehicles costing $1100 had been entered in the vehicles (at cost) account. (4) The salaries account included travelling expenses of $2400 that had been paid to the salesmen. What should the correct profit for the year be?

  • A$12400
  • B$13600
  • C$14200
  • D$14800

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