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Inventory Valuation and Bank Reconciliation

Quick questions on Updating the cash book explained: O-Level Principles of Accounts

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What is two kinds of difference?
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When the cash book and the bank statement disagree, the differences fall into two groups:
What is items entered in the cash book?
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These are transactions the business learns of only from the bank statement, so the cash book is wrong without them:
What is q1?
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State whether each is debited or credited in the cash book when updating: bank charges, interest received, a dishonoured cheque. [3 marks]
What is q2?
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A cash book debit balance is \1,500;bankchargesare; bank charges are \5050 and interest received is \20$. State the corrected balance. [2 marks]
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Explain why a standing order is entered in the cash book rather than the reconciliation statement. [2 marks]

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