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A-LevelAccountingAdjustments and Accruals/PrepaymentsMay/June 2013Paper 1 Q31 Mark

A rents its building to B. At 31 December 2011, B owed $4500 for rent. At 31 December 2012, B had paid $3200 in advance. During the year A had received $17100 in rental from B. What is the rental income to be shown in A's income statement for the year ended 31 December 2012?

A$9400
B$15800
C$18400
D$24800

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Adjustments and Accruals/Prepayments and is worth 1 mark.

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