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O-LevelAccountingAccounting proceduresOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q51 Mark

On 1 March 2020 the bank column of a cash book had a credit balance of $290. During March cheques totalling $580 were received and cheques totalling $610 were paid to suppliers. Bank charges of $12 incurred in February were also entered in the cash book. What was the balance of the bank column in the cash book on 1 April 2020?

A$248 credit
B$248 debit
C$332 credit
D$332 debit

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Accounting procedures and is worth 1 mark.

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