Question 18
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 sum of ₦6,555 described as 'Bank' represents
- A.cash sales for the month, including discounts
- B.cash sales for the month excluding discounts
- C.receipts from trade debtors only
- D.receipts from all the debtors of the business
- E.takings from both cash and credit sales.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (receipts from trade debtors only)
Explanation
Money credited in the sales ledger control account is what trade debtors paid in settlement of their accounts.