O-LevelAccountingAccounting proceduresOct/Nov 2022Paper 1 Q281 Mark

Aruna does not maintain a full set of double entry records. She provided the following information. $ trade payables on 1 August 2021 23450 trade payables on 31 July 2022 27 290 cash purchases made during the year 16000 payments made to credit suppliers 168 000 What was the cost of her purchases for the year ended 31 July 2022?

Q: What is the correct answer to this O-Level Accounting question?

The correct answer is D: $187840.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Accounting procedures in O-Level Accounting (syllabus code 7707). It is worth 1 mark.

A$164 160

B$171840

C$180 160

D$187840

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is D: $187840

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Accounting procedures in O-Level Accounting (syllabus code 7707). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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