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True or false: overhead expenses

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Overhead expenses are added to the cost price.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Cost price equals buying price plus overhead expenses.
  3. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Overhead expenses are added to the selling price.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Repairs and transport after buying count as overheads.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Ignoring overheads overstates the profit.

Explanation

Extra costs after buying are part of the cost price, which is why they eat into profit. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.
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