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Machinery repairs of Rs 20,000 are wrongly added to the machinery cost. What happens to profit?
AIt is understated
BIt stays correct
CIt is overstated
DIt becomes a loss
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It is overstated
The repair cost is left out of expenses, so expenses are too low and profit is overstated.
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