An accrued expense of R500 was recorded as a prepaid expense during the adjustment process. The effect of the error would have caused the________.

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Problem 3.16E: Effect of omitting adjustment Assume that the error in Exercise 3-15 was not corrected and that the...
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4.2     An accrued expense of R500 was recorded as a prepaid expense during the adjustment process. The effect of the error would have caused the________.

A        Gross profit to be understated by R500

B        Gross profit to be overstated by R500

C        Net profit to be understated by R1000

D        Net profit to be overstated by R1000

 

4.3     Which of the following will constitute a line item in a close corporation’s statement of members’ net investment?

A        Member’s contributions

B        Revaluation surplus / reserve

C        Loans from members

D        Current accounts

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