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A-LevelAccountingBank ReconciliationOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q71 Mark

The table shows extracts from a business's bank reconciliation. balance per cash book at 31 December $2075 debit balance per bank statement at 31 December $2250 credit bank charges per bank statement not entered in cash book $150 outstanding cheques not presented at the year end $325 What is the bank balance to be shown in the financial statements?

A$1600
B$1925
C$2075
D$2225

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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 Bank Reconciliation and is worth 1 mark.

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