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A-LevelAccountingReconciliation and verification9706/12 · May/June 2016 · 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.

✓ Correct answer

A: It is to verify the total of the customers' account balances in the sales ledger.

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Topic
Reconciliation and verification, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Accounting, May/June 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 5.

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