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A-LevelAccountingFinancial Statements of Sole TradersOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q101 Mark

A business had the following assets and liabilities at the start of the year. a motor car valued at $2500 inventory which cost $4000 with a sales value of $5800 bank overdraft of $500 a loan to a friend from the business bank account of $1000 What was the capital account balance at the start of the year?

A$5000
B$7000
C$8000
D$8800

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is B: $7000

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Financial Statements of Sole Traders in A-Level Accounting (syllabus code 9706). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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