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A-LevelAccountingDouble Entry BookkeepingFeb/Mar 2025Paper 1 Q21 Mark

On the first day of a financial period, before trading started, a business owner introduced her personal items to the business, consisting of goods costing $5000. Which entries should have been made to record this?

Aaccount debited: drawings, account credited: purchases
Baccount debited: inventory, account credited: capital
Caccount debited: inventory, account credited: drawings
Daccount debited: purchases, account credited: capital

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Double Entry Bookkeeping and is worth 1 mark.

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