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A-LevelAccountingControl Accounts and ReconciliationMay/June 2016Paper 1 Q51 Mark

Which statement about the sales ledger control account is correct?

AIt is to verify the total of the customers' account balances in the sales ledger.
BIt is used to calculate the gross profit on sales.
CIt is used to calculate the total sales for the year.
DIt is used to reconcile the cash received from customers with the bank statement.

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2016 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Control Accounts and Reconciliation and is worth 1 mark.

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