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A-LevelAccountingControl AccountsMay/June 2020Paper 1 Q71 Mark

A sales ledger control account has a closing balance of $21000. It was discovered that a contra entry with the purchases ledger control account for $700 had been incorrectly entered on the wrong side of the sales ledger control account. What was the correct sales ledger control account balance?

A$19600
B$20300
C$21700
D$22400

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Control Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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