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1.	State whether the balance of the following accounts should be placed in the debit (or) the credit columns of the trial balance: `{:("(i) Plant and Machinery",,"(ii) Discount allowed"),(" (iii) Bank overdraft ",,"(iv) Sales"),("(v) Interest Paid",,"(vi) Bad Debts"):}`
Answer» Dr. Balances (i), (ii), (v), (vi) , Cr. Balances (iii), (iv)

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