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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · May/June 2013 · Q171 Mark

A business sells some inventory for $80 on credit. This originally cost $50. How does this affect the statement of financial position?

Acurrent assets decrease by $30, owner's capital decreases by $30
Bcurrent assets decrease by $30, owner's capital increases by $30
Ccurrent assets increase by $30, owner's capital decreases by $30
Dcurrent assets increase by $30, owner's capital increases by $30

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D: current assets increase by $30, owner's capital increases by $30

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 17.

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