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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting recordsOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q61 Mark

Ziningi prepared a trial balance. The total of the debit column was $225750 and the total of the credit column was $225250. What could explain the difference?

ABank overdraft, $250, was recorded as a debit balance.
BInventory, $500, was included as a debit balance.
CPurchases returns, $250, were included as a credit balance.
DSales returns, $250, were included as a debit balance.

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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 Verification of accounting records and is worth 1 mark.

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