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A-LevelAccountingTrade Receivables (Debtors)Oct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q51 Mark

At 31 March the balance sheet of a company included the following. $ trade debtors 23 000 provision for doubtful debts 1 200 During April credit sales were $64 000 and cash sales were $256 000. Credit customers paid $56 840 net of a 2% cash discount. What will be the trade debtors at 30 April?

A$27 800
B$28 960
C$29 000
D$30 160

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2009 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Trade Receivables (Debtors) and is worth 1 mark.

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