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A-LevelAccountingSole Traders and PartnershipsMay/June 2025Paper 1 Q181 Mark

Valerie and Paul are in partnership, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3 respectively. The partnership profit for the year was $250000. The appropriation account of the partnership for the year included the following information. total interest on partners' drawings $12000 total interest on partners' capital contributions $18000 What was Paul's share of the residual profits?

A$82500
B$91500
C$93750
D$96 000

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Sole Traders and Partnerships and is worth 1 mark.

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