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A-LevelAccountingIncomplete RecordsMay/June 2020Paper 1 Q81 Mark

A sole trader does not keep a complete set of books of account. He believes a staff member has stolen some cash. Which items will not be needed to calculate the amount missing? 1 cash in hand at the beginning and end of the year 2 owner's drawings taken from the bank 3 cheques received from customers 4 totals of cash sales and cash purchases

A1 and 4
B2 and 3
C2 only
D3 only

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Incomplete Records and is worth 1 mark.

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