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O-LevelAccountingAccounting procedures7707/11 · May/June 2020 · Q181 Mark

Joseph sells goods on credit and maintains a provision for doubtful debts. He wants to increase his provision for doubtful debts by $250. Which journal entry records an increase in the provision for doubtful debts? debit credit $ $ A credit customer 250 income statement 250 B income statement 250 credit customer 250 C income statement 250 provision for doubtful debts 250 D provision for doubtful debts 250 income statement 250

Acredit customer 250 income statement 250
Bincome statement 250 credit customer 250
Cincome statement 250 provision for doubtful debts 250
Dprovision for doubtful debts 250 income statement 250

✓ Correct answer

C: income statement 250 provision for doubtful debts 250

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Accounting procedures, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Accounting, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 18.

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