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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statementsOct/Nov 2017Paper 2 Q420 Marks

The trial balance of Juan, after preparing the trading account section of the income statement, was as follows: Juan Trial Balance at 30 April 2017 Dr Cr $ $ Gross profit 60000 General expenses 25000 Non-current assets Cost 40000 Provision for depreciation 13000 Bank 25000 Trade receivables 15000 Trade payables 32000 Inventory at 30 April 2017 60000 Capital 10000 140000 140000 Additional information for the year ended 30 April 2017 1 Mark-up on cost of sales was 20%. 2 Depreciation on non-current assets for the year was $8000 and is yet to be provided. REQUIRED (a) Calculate the:

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2017 examination, Paper 2 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Preparation of financial statements and is worth 20 marks.

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