ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify two purposes of Sub ledger Accounting.
A
To maintain backward compatibility
B
To obtain detailed information for audit purposes since all sub ledger accounting is at the detail level
C
To calculate costs for transactions
D
To create accounting strings that can be viewed and corrected just before they are transferred to the General Ledger
E
To centralize accounting string generation across all modules
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It helps organize the general ledger for a large corporation that maintains multiple streams of revenue and debts. Companies reflect the sum of their subledger in their general ledger. One of the main uses of a subledger is to record the accounts receivable transactions of specific clients.

Detailed explanation-2: -The following are the subcomponents of a subledger journal entry rule set: Description rules. Journal line rules. Account rules.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of sub-ledger are customer accounts, vendor accounts, bank accounts, and fixed assets. Plant and machinery, land and buildings, furniture, computers, copyright, and vehicles are all examples.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are various types of sub-ledgers such as inventory ledger, fixed assets ledger, cash ledger, purchase ledger, and sales ledger.

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