Question 17
Control AccountsSales 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
- A.total credit sales
- B.total of all the debtors of the firms
- C.the total sales for the month
- D.cash sales only
- 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.