spent on repair of office equipment debited to office equipment a/c. This will affect profit and loss a/c as __________.

Overstate profit by

R s 4500

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Understate profit by

R s .4500

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No affect at all

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Debtors a/c will be overcast by

R s .4500

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Solution

The correct option is A Overstate profit by $R s 4500$
Repairs & Maintenance is a revenue expenditure. This has to be debited to expenses account in profit & loss account. This is an error of principle as revenue expenditure is recorded as capital expenditure and hence less expenses are booked against the income. Such expenses not being charged to the profit & loss account will overstated.

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