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O-LevelAccountingAnalysis and interpretationOct/Nov 2023Paper 1 Q331 Mark

CD Limited took out a long-term bank loan and used part of the funds to pay some of its credit suppliers early. How did this affect the trade payables turnover (days) and the return on capital employed (ROCE)? [Table with columns: trade payables turnover (days), return on capital employed (ROCE). Rows for options A, B, C, D]

Adecrease, decrease
Bdecrease, increase
Cincrease, decrease
Dincrease, increase

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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 Analysis and interpretation and is worth 1 mark.

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