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A-LevelAccountingControl AccountsOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q61 Mark

A sales ledger control account had a debit balance of $38600. The total of individual sales ledger debit balances was $36500. The only errors found were as follows. An irrecoverable debt had been recorded in the ledger of Smith but not the control account. The sales journal was undercast by $1500. A contra of $1750 had been correctly recorded in the control account but only $1250 recorded in the ledgers. What was the value of the irrecoverable debt?

A$100
B$1100
C$3100
D$4100

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is D: $4100

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Control Accounts in A-Level Accounting (syllabus code 9706). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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