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A-LevelAccountingIncomplete RecordsMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q91 Mark

During the financial year a business paid $295000 to its trade payables, after taking a cash discount of $15000. At the start of the year the trade payables balance was $25000. At the end of the year $32000 was owed to trade payables. What was the amount of credit purchases made during the year?

A$288000
B$302000
C$303000
D$317000

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Incomplete Records and is worth 1 mark.

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