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A-LevelAccountingIrrecoverable Debts and AllowancesFeb/Mar 2024Paper 1 Q141 Mark

Deepak provided the following information. end of year 1 $ / end of year 2 $ allowance for irrecoverable debts 600 / 800 rate of allowance 3% / 5% By how much did the total of trade receivables change from the end of year 1 to the end of year 2?

A$4000 decrease
B$4000 increase
C$10 000 decrease
D$10 000 increase

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2024 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Irrecoverable Debts and Allowances and is worth 1 mark.

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