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A-LevelAccountingAccruals and PrepaymentsMay/June 2020Paper 1 Q101 Mark

On 1 March a company has prepaid $3600 for 12 months' travel costs. It also has an outstanding hotel bill of $180. During March it pays the outstanding hotel bill and a further $700 for airline tickets for the month. At 31 March it has an outstanding hotel bill of $220. What is the correct cost of travel in the income statement for March?

A$920
B$1220
C$1400
D$4520

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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 Accruals and Prepayments and is worth 1 mark.

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