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A-LevelAccountingReconciliation and verification9706/12 · May/June 2022 · Q71 Mark

At 31 December 2021, the sales ledger control account had a balance of $19100 while the total balances in the sales ledger were $20900. The following reconciliation statement had been prepared after the errors were located. balance of sales ledger control account $19100 credit sales omitted from the sales journal $1600 discount allowed understated in sales ledger $200 total of balances in the sales ledger $20900 What is the correct amount of total trade receivables as shown in the statement of financial position?

A$17500
B$18900
C$19300
D$20700

✓ Correct answer

D: $20700

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Reconciliation and verification, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, May/June 2022 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 7.

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