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A-LevelAccountingControl AccountsOct/Nov 2015Paper 1 Q121 Mark

A business provided the following information. | | $ | |---|---| | 1 April purchases ledger credit balance | 16725 | | 30 April credit purchases for the month | 42653 | | 30 April payments made to trade payables | 37324 | | 30 April purchases returns | 723 | What is the balance on the purchases ledger control account at 30 April?

A$12119
B$21331
C$59378
D$62529

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2015 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Control Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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