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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting recordsOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q81 Mark

A computer system purchased from Ace Computers for $1430 had been incorrectly recorded as $1340 and was entered in the stationery account instead of the office equipment account. Which journal entry corrects this error?

Adebit Ace computers $90, debit stationery $1340, credit office equipment $1340
Bdebit Ace computers $90, debit stationery $1340, credit office equipment $1430
Cdebit office equipment $1340, debit Ace computers $90, credit stationery $1340
Ddebit office equipment $1430, credit Ace computers $90, credit stationery $1340

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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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