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O-LevelAccountingAccounting proceduresOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q151 Mark

Sally wished to increase the balance on the provision for doubtful debts account at the end of the financial year. How should this increase be recorded?

Adebit: income statement, credit: provision for doubtful debts account
Bdebit: irrecoverable debts account, credit: provision for doubtful debts account
Cdebit: provision for doubtful debts account, credit: income statement
Ddebit: provision for doubtful debts account, credit: irrecoverable debts account

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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 3. It tests the topic of Accounting procedures and is worth 1 mark.

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