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A-LevelAccountingIncomplete RecordsMay/June 2022Paper 1 Q131 Mark

A business owner does not maintain a full set of accounting records. At the end of the financial year the following information is available. trade payables opening balance $22500 closing balance $27400 returns outwards $1000 payments to trade payables $110600 There were no cash purchases. The opening and closing inventory has remained at the same amount. What was the amount of the cost of sales?

A$105700
B$106700
C$115500
D$116500

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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 Incomplete Records and is worth 1 mark.

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