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Profit leads to an increase in:

ALiabilities

BOwner’s equity

CAssets

DDebts

Answer:

B. Owner’s equity

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PROFIT

  • Definition: Profit is the excess of total income over total expenses.

  • Source: It is generated from the usual (core) business operations.

  • Effect: Leads to an increase in owner's equity. Profit is calculated by deducting the cost from the sale or revenue, which is earned by the regular business operations.

GAIN:

  • A gain is referred to as any economic benefit derived from outside of the usual business operations.

  • Gain is the profit that arises from events or transactions which are incidental to business such as profit sale of fixed assets, winning a court case, appreciation in the value of an asset.


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