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For the month of June, a business earned $200 of revenue and incurred $120 of expenses after the parts of jobs falling outside June were excluded. What net income is reported for June?
A$320
B$120
C$200
D$80
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. $80
1. Net income equals revenue earned less expenses incurred in the same window.
2. $200$ revenue $- 120$ expenses $= 80$.
3. Hence net income for June is $\$80$, so D is correct.
4. $\$120$ and $\$200$ are the components, and $\$320$ wrongly adds them instead of subtracting.
_Source: Jonick, Principles of Financial Accounting (CC BY-SA 4.0), §2.2 "Matching Principle", p.54_