A Customer Failed to Include Her Account Number on Her

question 29

Multiple Choice

A customer failed to include her account number on her check,and the accounts receivable clerk credited her payment to a different customer with the same last name.Which control could have been used to most effectively to prevent this error?

• A) Closed-loop verification
• B) Duplicate values check
• C) Validity check
• D) Reconciliation of a batch control total

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