Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Capital and revenue expenditure and receipts

Capital and revenue expenditure and receipts — practice question

Hamid owns a grocery store. He purchased a motor vehicle, $2000, and fuel, $50. These two amounts were both entered in the purchases account by mistake. What impact did this error have on the income statement for the year?

  • AGross profit overstated $2000$; motor vehicle expenses overstated $2050$
  • BGross profit overstated $2050$; motor vehicle expenses overstated $50$
  • CGross profit understated $2000$; motor vehicle expenses understated $2050$
  • DGross profit understated $2050$; motor vehicle expenses understated $50$

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