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WAEC SSCE - Financial Accounting - 1989 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Use the following information to answer the given question: SALES LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT
\(\begin{array}{c|c} 1986 & & N & 1986 & & N \\ \hline Jan. 1 & \text{Balance b/d} & 1,300 & Jan.1 & \text{Balance b/d} & 86 \\ 31 & sales & 7,630 & & bank & 6,555 \\ & \text{dishonoured cheques} & 250 & & discount& 345 \\ & \text{stopped cheques} & 100 & & returns & 130 \\ & \text{balance c/d} & 92 & & \text{Purchases ledger} & 360 \\ & & & & \text{balance c/d} & 1,896 \\ & & 9,372 & & & 9,372 \\ Feb. 1 & \text{balance b/d} & 1,896 & Feb.1 & \text{balance b/d} & 92 \end{array}\)
The amount of N7,630 represents
Answer Details
The amount of N7,630 represents the total credit sales made in the month of January. This information can be obtained from the "sales" column of the Sales Ledger Control Account. Credit sales are sales made to customers who do not pay in cash at the time of purchase but are instead given credit terms to pay at a later date.
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