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O-LevelAccountingSources and recording of dataOct/Nov 2024Paper 2 Q120 Marks

Kalima is a trader. At the start of September 2024, Kalima had a cash balance of $240, a bank balance of $890 credit and a credit customer, Elizah, owed Kalima $520. The following transactions took place during the month: September 2 Paid stationery in cash, $82 3 Cash sales, $478 A cheque for $30 received at the end of August from Badr, a credit customer, was dishonoured 5 Paid wages by credit transfer, $1390 7 Bought goods from Gulnar on credit, $200 10 Kalima withdrew $150 from the business bank account for personal use 14 Received a cheque from Elizah in full settlement of the amount owed less 2.5% cash discount 16 Paid $120 cash into the business bank account 21 Paid Gulnar the full amount due by credit transfer less a cash discount of 2% 23 Sold goods to Elizah on credit, $1450 29 A credit note totalling $325 was issued to Elizah for goods returned

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This structured question tests Sources and recording of data in O-Level Accounting (syllabus code 7707). It is worth 20 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2024 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2.

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