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A-LevelAccountingBooks of Prime Entry and LedgersOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q51 Mark

A business sells a non-current asset for cash. The disposal account includes entries for the cost of the asset and the sales proceeds. Which books of prime entry are used?

Acost: cash book, sales proceeds: general journal
Bcost: cash book, sales proceeds: sales journal
Ccost: general journal, sales proceeds: cash book
Dcost: purchases journal, sales proceeds: cash book

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Books of Prime Entry and Ledgers and is worth 1 mark.

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