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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting recordsOct/Nov 2023Paper 1 Q121 Mark

Alicia's cash book showed a debit balance of $100 on her bank account. She compared her cash book to the bank statement and updated the cash book for the following items. [Table showing: credit transfer to a credit supplier $80, credit transfer from a credit customer $112, bank interest paid $19] What was the debit balance on the bank account after the cash book was updated?

A$49
B$73
C$113
D$151

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is C: $113

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

Topic

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

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 3.

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