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A-LevelAccountingDouble Entry BookkeepingFeb/Mar 2023Paper 1 Q21 Mark

A credit customer cleared her debt of $600 after deducting a cash discount of $12. How would the customer account appear in the books of the supplier after the payment has been recorded?

Adebit: balance b/d $600; credit: bank $588, discount allowed $12
Bdebit: balance b/d $600; credit: bank $588, discount received $12
Cdebit: bank $588, discount allowed $12; credit: balance b/d $600
Ddebit: bank $588, discount received $12; credit: balance b/d $600

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Double Entry Bookkeeping and is worth 1 mark.

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