Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 52

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions:
Leslie Ltd has found an error in its revenue account: an invoice for $3000 was recorded as revenue in 2011 when it should have been recorded in 2012. The company’s income tax rate is 40% and there was no corresponding error in cost of goods sold.
-Assuming that the dividend is unchanged,what is the effect of the error on retained profits at end of 2012?

• A) It is $1800 too low.
• B) It is $3000 too low.
• C) It is $1800 too high.
• D) There is no effect.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced over the short term.

Sales Ratio

A metric that compares a particular figure or cost to the total sales, providing insight into various financial aspects of a business.

Variable Costs

Expenditures that fluctuate based on the volume of output or services provided by an enterprise.

Break-Even Point

The point at which total costs and total revenue are equal, leading to neither profit nor loss.