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A-LevelAccountingAccounting EquationMay/June 2023Paper 1 Q21 Mark

An asset is purchased on credit by a business. What is the effect of this transaction on the accounting equation?

Aincrease decrease increase
Bincrease decrease no change
Cincrease increase decrease
Dincrease increase no change

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Accounting Equation and is worth 1 mark.

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