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The draft profit for Sparkle Ltd (Sparkle) for the year ended 31 December
2020 is £119,200. After the draft profit was calculated, the following issues
were discovered.
• The
straight-line at the start of the year but was calculated using 25%
straight-line basis in error. The balance on the car cost account at the
start of the year was £24,000. There were no additions or disposals of
cars in the year.
• Debts of £5,400 should have been written off as irrecoverable at the
year end, but the
What is Sparkle’s corrected profit for the year after accounting for the above
issues?
a) £113,800
b) £118,000
c) £115,000
d) £112,600
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