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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting recordsOct/Nov 2022Paper 2 Q320 Marks

MG has been in business for a number of years as a furniture manufacturer. On 31 August 2022 the bank column of his cash book showed the business had $25600 in the bank account. The bank statement on this date showed a credit balance of $24815. The following transactions were included only in the cash book. Cheque paid to JW $ Cheque received from TH 680 910 In addition, an error had been identified. A standing order for rates of $205 had incorrectly been recorded in the cash book as $255. The following transactions were included only on the bank statement. Dishonoured cheque received from RJ $ Insurance paid by direct debit 420 Bank charges 110 75

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This structured question tests Verification of accounting records in O-Level Accounting (syllabus code 7707). It is worth 20 marks.

Source

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

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