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A-LevelAccountingFinancial Statements of Sole TradersFeb/Mar 2018Paper 1 Q61 Mark

A sole trader withdraws goods for his own use. How does this affect his financial statements? income statement statement of financial position

Adecrease closing inventories decrease drawings
Bdecrease cost of goods sold increase drawings
Cincrease cost of goods sold decrease drawings
Dincrease sales revenue increase drawings

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is B: decrease cost of goods sold increase drawings

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Financial Statements of Sole Traders in A-Level Accounting (syllabus code 9706). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting Feb/Mar 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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