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A-LevelAccountingInterpretation of Financial Statements (Ratios)Oct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q201 Mark

A bank manager has reviewed the financial statements of a business. He notes that the liquidity ratio has fallen but that the sales for the year have remained constant. What explains this fall in the liquidity ratio?

Adecrease in stocks of finished goods
Bdecrease in the overdraft
Can increase in cash
Dan increase in trade creditors

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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 Interpretation of Financial Statements (Ratios) and is worth 1 mark.

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