The following balances are shown in alphabetical order in a professional service firm’s accounting system at the end of a financial year:

£

Advertising

15,000

Bank

5,000

Equity

71,000

Income

135,000

Equipment

100,000

Payables

11,000

Receivables

12,000

Rent

10,000

Salaries

75,000

Calculate:

a. the profit for the year

b. the equity at the end of the year