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A-LevelAccountingReconciliation and verification9706/12 · Oct/Nov 2022 · Q61 Mark

The sales ledger control account of a business had a balance of $17640. This did not agree with the total of the individual customer accounts in the sales ledger. The following errors have been discovered. 1 An invoice in the sales journal for $460 has been entered wrongly in the sales ledger as $640. 2 Credit balances on the sales ledger, $470, have been omitted from the sales ledger control account. 3 Discounts allowed have been incorrectly totalled as $310 instead of $325. 4 Goods sold to Harry for $690 have been entered in the account of Barry in error. What is the correct balance on the sales ledger control account?

A$16975
B$17155
C$17185
D$18125

✓ Correct answer

B: $17155

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Reconciliation and verification, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2022 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 6.

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