GCE Financial Accounting 1989 Question 17

Question 17

Control Accounts

Sales Ledger Control Account (1986)
Debit side: Jan. 1 Balance b/d ₦1,300; Jan. 31 Sales ₦7,630; Dishonoured Cheques ₦250; Stopped Cheques ₦100; Balance c/d ₦92; Total ₦9,372
Credit side: Jan. 1 Balance b/d ₦86; Bank ₦6,555; Discounts ₦345; Returns ₦130; Purchases Ledger ₦360; Balance c/d ₦1,896; Total ₦9,372
Feb. 1 Balance b/d ₦1,896 (debit); Feb. 1 Balance b/d ₦92 (credit)

The amount of ₦7,630 represents

  1. A.total credit sales
  2. B.total of all the debtors of the firms
  3. C.the total sales for the month
  4. D.cash sales only
  5. E.the double entry for the total of the sales account
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (total credit sales)

Explanation

Only credit sales go through the sales ledger control account; cash sales never create a debtor.