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A-LevelAccountingFinancial Statements of Sole TradersOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q111 Mark

A sole trader had the following transactions. $ returns outwards 2750 carriage inwards 4820 goods for own use 1460 What was the total effect of these transactions on the cost of sales?

A$610 increase
B$3530 increase
C$6110 decrease
D$9030 decrease

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Financial Statements of Sole Traders and is worth 1 mark.

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