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A-LevelAccountingCompany AccountsOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q181 Mark

A company's year end is 31 December. During the year ended 31 December 2018 it paid the following dividends: $ final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2017 15000 interim dividend for the year ended 31 December 2018 8000 On 1 February 2019 it declared a final dividend of $10000 for the year ended 31 December 2018. How much should be recorded for dividends in the statement of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2018?

A$8000
B$18000
C$23000
D$33000

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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 Company Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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