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O-LevelAccountingSources and recording of dataOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q71 Mark

Mark sold goods on credit to Paul for $5000. Paul returned goods costing $200 to Mark. What were the balances in Paul's ledger accounts after these transactions? | | purchases account $ | purchases returns account $ | Mark account $ | |---|---|---|---| | A | 4800 credit | 200 credit | 5000 debit | | B | 4800 debit | 200 debit | 5000 credit | | C | 5000 credit | 200 debit | 4800 debit | | D | 5000 debit | 200 credit | 4800 credit |

A4800 credit 200 credit 5000 debit
B4800 debit 200 debit 5000 credit
C5000 credit 200 debit 4800 debit
D5000 debit 200 credit 4800 credit

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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 2. It tests the topic of Sources and recording of data and is worth 1 mark.

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