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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statementsOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q191 Mark

John maintains a full set of accounting records. Why does he also prepare a statement of financial position?

Ato calculate the profit for the year
Bto check if assets equal capital plus liabilities
Cto show the transactions which took place during the year
Dto summarise what the business owns and what it owes

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Preparation of financial statements and is worth 1 mark.

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