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A-LevelAccountingFinancial Statements of Sole TradersOct/Nov 2013Paper 1 Q191 Mark

The following financial information was provided at 31 December 2012. $ purchases 95.000 returns inwards 3300 returns outwards 2100 inventory withdrawn for personal use 5000 Inventory on 31 December 2012 was valued at $1000 more than on 1 January 2012. What was the cost of sales?

A$85700
B$86 900
C$89000
D$97 100

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Financial Statements of Sole Traders and is worth 1 mark.

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