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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting recordsOct/Nov 2023Paper 1 Q131 Mark

The balance of cash at bank shown in the cash book is $1200. The bank statement at the same date shows the balance to be $1440. What could explain the difference?

Apayment to a supplier, $120, entered on the wrong side of the cash book
Bbank charges, $240, not in the cash book
Ccheques to suppliers, $240, not yet presented to the bank
Dreceipts from customers, $240, banked but not yet entered in the bank statement

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting (7707) Oct/Nov 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Verification of accounting records and is worth 1 mark.

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