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O-LevelAccountingAccounting proceduresOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q141 Mark

Amit's financial year ends on 31 December. The following account appeared in his sales ledger. Dipak account 2020 $ 2020 $ Jan 7 sales 3200 Jun 3 bank 1700 Oct 30 cash 230 Nov 21 ? 1270 3200 3200 What does the entry on 21 November represent?

Aan irrecoverable debt
Bdiscount allowed
Cthe balance carried down
Dthe recovery of a debt previously written off

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Accounting procedures and is worth 1 mark.

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