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A-LevelAccountingControl AccountsFeb/Mar 2017Paper 1 Q51 Mark

A purchases ledger control account was prepared but contained a number of errors. purchases ledger control account Balance b/d $45750 Credit purchases $20380 Cash purchases $19440 Cash paid to credit suppliers $19730 Cash discounts received $1500 Refunds from credit suppliers $3500 Balance c/d $60840 Total debit column $85570, total credit column $85570. What was the correct balance carried down?

A$47 100
B$48400
C$60840
D$67840

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Control Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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