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A-LevelAccountingAnalysis and Interpretation of Financial StatementsOct/Nov 2013Paper 1 Q231 Mark

The trade receivables turnover for a company was 100 days in 2011. This reduced to 80 days in 2012, with no change in the sales revenue. Which statement explains this change?

ACredit customers are paying earlier.
BCredit customers are paying later.
CCredit suppliers are being paid earlier.
DCredit suppliers are being paid later.

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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 Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements and is worth 1 mark.

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