Skip to main content
A-LevelAccountingPartnership AccountsFeb/Mar 2025Paper 2 Q130 Marks

Sara and Viraj are in partnership and own a wholesale business. At 1 January 2024, the partners had the following balances. Sara $ Viraj $ Capital 80000 112000 Current account 1840 debit 2730 credit During the year ended 31 December 2024, the following drawings had been recorded. Sara $ 22960 Viraj 18930 The following balances were also available at 31 December 2024. Bank overdraft $ 4970 Non-current assets at carrying amount 150 700 Inventory 18400 Other payables 410 Other receivables 300 Trade payables 16300 Trade receivables 19980 The draft profit for the year ended 31 December 2024 was $9400 before accounting for the following: 1 Wages, $850, were owing. 2 A credit customer, owing $1200, had gone out of business. The partners believe that 20% of the amount outstanding will be recovered, and the remaining 80% is to be written off. 3 The partners have decided to create an allowance for irrecoverable debts of 5% of trade receivables. 4 Viraj had taken goods for own use valued at cost, $550. 5 Viraj had provided a loan to the partnership on 1 May 2024 of $7200 at 8% interest per annum. The loan is repayable in full at the end of five years. Interest on the loan had not been accounted for. 6 Closing inventory had been understated by $3000. 7 Sara had introduced into the business a motor vehicle, valued at $20400, on 1 September 2024. Motor vehicles are depreciated by 20% per annum using the straight-line method on a month-by-month basis.

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is . This question tests the candidate's understanding of partnership accounts within the Accountingsyllabus. The examiner's mark scheme requires...

📋 Examiner Report & Trap Analysis

Common mistake: 62% of candidates selected the distractor because they confused... The examiner specifically designed this question to test whether students can differentiate between... To secure full marks, candidates must demonstrate...

🔒

Unlock the Examiner's Answer

Sign up for free to reveal the correct answer, the official mark scheme breakdown, and the examiner trap analysis for this question.

Sign Up Free to Unlock →

Join thousands of Cambridge students already using Oracle Prep

About This A-Level Accounting Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2025 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Partnership Accounts and is worth 30 marks.

Oracle Prep provides AI-powered practice for all Cambridge O-Level and A-Level subjects. Our platform includes topic predictions with 87.7% accuracy, AI essay grading, and a comprehensive question bank spanning 25 years of past papers.

© 2026 Oracle Prep — The AI-Powered Cambridge Exam Engine