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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements7707/11 · May/June 2013 · Q231 Mark

X and Y are in partnership sharing profits and losses equally. The following information was extracted from their financial records at 31 December. | | $ | |---|---| | interest on capital – X | 1300 | | interest on capital – Y | 1100 | | salary – Y | 4000 | The profit for the year was $24 200. What was Y's share of the residual profit?

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A$8900
B$10200
C$12900
D$14000

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A: $8900

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Preparation of financial statements, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Accounting, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 23.

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