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A-LevelAccountingCapital and Revenue ExpenditureMay/June 2025Paper 1 Q51 Mark

The financial statements were prepared using the following details. purchase cost of machinery (included $450 for repairs to the machinery) $16950 lighting and heating (included $250 for wiring in the factory extension) $1780 carriage inwards (included $45 for delivery of new machinery) $230 What will be the amount of the decrease in non-current assets when capital and revenue items are treated correctly (ignore depreciation)?

A$155
B$200
C$405
D$450

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is A: $155

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Capital and Revenue Expenditure in A-Level Accounting (syllabus code 9706). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting May/June 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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