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O-LevelAccountingAccounting proceduresOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q141 Mark

A café owner decided to use the revaluation method to calculate depreciation on the kitchen equipment. Kitchen equipment costing $3200 was purchased on 1 January 2016. This was expected to have a useful life of 4 years. Additional kitchen equipment was purchased during the year for $400. The total kitchen equipment was valued at $2900 on 31 December 2016. What was the depreciation charge for the year ended 31 December 2016?

A$300
B$700
C$800
D$900

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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 Accounting procedures and is worth 1 mark.

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