Mill Company uses a batch processing method to process its sales transactions.Data on Mill's sales transaction tapes are electronically sorted by customer number and are subjected to programmed edit checks in preparing its invoices,sales journals,and updated customer account balances.One of the direct outputs of the creation of these tapes most likely would be a
A) report showing exceptions and control totals.
B) printout of the updated inventory records.
C) report showing overdue accounts receivable.
D) printout of the sales price master file.

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The electronic sorting and programmed edit checks will help ensure the accuracy of Mill Company's sales transactions. As a result, a report showing exceptions and control totals would be an important output to confirm that all transactions were processed accurately and completely. This report would highlight any errors or discrepancies that were detected during processing, allowing Mill Company to investigate and correct them as needed. The other options, such as an updated inventory record, overdue accounts receivable report, or sales price master file printout, are possible outputs but are not as directly related to the process of processing sales transactions through batch processing.

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