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O-LevelAccountingSources and recording of data7707/12 · May/June 2018 · Q211 Mark

Y and Z formed a partnership and agreed to share profits equally. Y deposited $30000 into the business bank account. Z introduced a motor vehicle worth $15000 and goodwill of $15000. How should these transactions be recorded in the books of the partnership?

Aaccounts to be debited: bank 30000, goodwill 15000, motor vehicle 15000; accounts to be credited: capital Y 30000, capital Z 30000
Baccounts to be debited: bank 30000, goodwill 15000, motor vehicle 15000; accounts to be credited: capital Y 37500, capital Z 22500
Caccounts to be debited: capital Y 30000, capital Z 30000; accounts to be credited: bank 30000, goodwill 15000, motor vehicle 15000
Daccounts to be debited: capital Y 37500, capital Z 22500; accounts to be credited: bank 30000, goodwill 15000, motor vehicle 15000

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A: accounts to be debited: bank 30000, goodwill 15000, motor vehicle 15000; accounts to be credited: capital Y 30000, capital Z 30000

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Sources and recording of data, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Accounting, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 21.

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