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A-LevelAccountingBank Reconciliation StatementsMay/June 2014Paper 1 Q81 Mark

The bank column of a cash book showed a credit balance of $5000. There were unpresented cheques amounting to $1500. The bank statement showed bank charges of $700 not in the cash book. What is the balance on the bank statement?

A$3300 debit
B$4200 debit
C$4200 credit
D$5800 credit

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2014 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Bank Reconciliation Statements and is worth 1 mark.

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