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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statementsOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q161 Mark

Beth provided the following information at 31 December 2017. $ capital 1 January 2017 26000 profit for the year 3600 drawings 2500 long-term loan 8000 Beth paid a personal cheque to the business on 30 December 2017 amounting to $5000. What was the capital employed on 31 December 2017?

A$24 100
B$32 100
C$35 100
D$40 100

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Preparation of financial statements and is worth 1 mark.

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