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Financial Information and Decisions

Quick questions on Income statements and profit explained: O-Level Business Studies

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What is purpose of the income statement?
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An income statement shows a firm's revenue, costs and profit (or loss) over a period, usually a year. Its purpose is to show how much profit the business made and how it was made, so that owners, investors, lenders and managers can judge performance and make decisions.
What is main parts of the income statement?
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The statement works down from sales to profit:
What is q1?
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State the formula for gross profit. [2 marks]
What is q2?
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Revenue is 80,000,costofsalesis80,000, cost of sales is 50,000, and expenses are $20,000. Calculate the profit for the year. [2 marks]
What is q3?
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Explain the difference between gross profit and profit for the year. [4 marks]

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