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Commerce · Q185

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 185

Q185

Overvaluation of opening stock in financial accounting results ________.

A.
decreases costing profit
B.
decreases financial accounts profit
Answer
C.
increases costing profit
D.
increases financial accounts profit

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Overvaluation of opening stock in financial accounting results decreases financial accounts profit. Overvalued opening inventory means understated profit and and undervalued opening inventory means high profit.