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A-LevelAccountingDepreciation and Non-Current AssetsMay/June 2022Paper 1 Q41 Mark

A business depreciates its machinery at 10% per annum using the straight-line method on a month-by-month basis. The business's financial year end is 30 June. Machinery which had cost $6600 on 1 April 2020 was sold on 30 November 2021. The profit on sale was $350. What were the sale proceeds?

A$5150
B$5425
C$5850
D$6125

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Depreciation and Non-Current Assets and is worth 1 mark.

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