An abridged version of a company's income statement for 11993 contains the following information: Turnover N286.5 Cost of goods sold N147.5 Overhead and oth...

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To calculate the company's profit before tax for 1993, we need to subtract the cost of goods sold and overhead and other expenses from the turnover. Turnover - (Cost of goods sold + Overhead and other expenses) = Profit before tax Substituting the values from the question: N286.5 - (N147.5 + N85.5) = N53.5 million Therefore, the company's profit before tax for 1993 was N53.5 million.