A-LevelAccountingIncomplete RecordsMay/June 2014Paper 1 Q141 Mark

A business owner suspects a loss of cash has occurred. He provides the data shown. $, cash balance at the start of the month 150, cash balance at the end of the month 100, cash banked 10 200, cash sales for the month 10500 How much cash has been lost?

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Incomplete Records in A-Level Accounting (syllabus code 9706). It is worth 1 mark.

A$200

B$250

C$300

D$350

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is D: $350

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Incomplete Records in A-Level Accounting (syllabus code 9706). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting May/June 2014 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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