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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statementsOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q171 Mark

The owner of a business paid $5000 into the business bank account. A loan for $10000 repayable in 2020 was also obtained and the money used to purchase a motor vehicle. Which changes would take place in the statement of financial position as a result of these transactions?

Anon-current assets: +5000, owner's equity: +10000, non-current liabilities: +5000
Bnon-current assets: +10000, owner's equity: -5000, non-current liabilities: +10000
Cnon-current assets: +10000, owner's equity: +5000, non-current liabilities: +10000
Dnon-current assets: +15000, owner's equity: +15000, non-current liabilities: -10000

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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 Preparation of financial statements and is worth 1 mark.

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