The printer ran out of preprinted sales invoice forms and several sales invoices were not printed.The best internal control to detect this error is
A)a batch total of sales invoices to be prepared compared to the actual number of sales invoices prepared
B)sequentially numbered sales invoices
C)visual verification that all sales invoices were prepared
D)none of the above will detect this error

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A batch total of sales invoices to be prepared compared to the actual number of sales invoices prepared is the best internal control to detect this error because it would show that there is a discrepancy between the number of sales invoices that were supposed to be printed and the number that were actually printed.

The Printer Ran Out of Preprinted Sales Invoice Forms and Several