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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting recordsOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q141 Mark

Mona paid $32000 for a new motor vehicle. This included $100 for fuel and $250 for road tax. She debited the purchases account and credited the cash book with $32000. Which journal entry corrects this error?

Adebit motor vehicle $32000, credit purchases $32000
Bdebit purchases $32000, credit motor vehicles $32000
Cdebit motor vehicles $31650, motor vehicle expenses $350, credit purchases $32000
Ddebit purchases $32000, credit motor vehicles $31650, motor vehicle expenses $350

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Verification of accounting records and is worth 1 mark.

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