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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statementsOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q151 Mark

After the preparation of Abdul's draft financial statements two errors were discovered. The purchase of a machine on credit, $5000, was omitted from the accounts. The purchase of a motor vehicle, $15000, was entered in error in the motor vehicle repair account. What effect will correcting these errors have on the non-current assets and the working capital? non-current assets $ working capital $

Aincrease 15000 decrease 5000
Bincrease 15000 no effect
Cincrease 20000 decrease 5000
Dincrease 20000 no effect

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Preparation of financial statements and is worth 1 mark.

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