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O-LevelAccountingAccounting procedures7707/11 · May/June 2015 · Q111 Mark

A business maintains a provision for doubtful debts of 2% of trade receivables. On 1 January 2014 the provision was $1000. On 31 December 2014 the trade receivables amounted to $150000. Which entry should be made on 31 December 2014? debit $ credit $ A income statement 2000 provision for doubtful debts 2000 B provision for doubtful debts 2000 income statement 2000 C income statement 3000 provision for doubtful debts 3000 D provision for doubtful debts 3000 income statement 3000

Aincome statement 2000 provision for doubtful debts 2000
Bprovision for doubtful debts 2000 income statement 2000
Cincome statement 3000 provision for doubtful debts 3000
Dprovision for doubtful debts 3000 income statement 3000

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A: income statement 2000 provision for doubtful debts 2000

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Accounting procedures, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Accounting, May/June 2015 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 11.

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