The total of the individual customer account balances should equal the balance in Accounts Receivable, which is the

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Accounts Receivable is a control account, which is a general ledger account that summarizes the details of subsidiary accounts. In this case, the subsidiary accounts are the individual customer accounts. The purpose of the control account is to provide a summary of the balances in the subsidiary accounts and to ensure accuracy and completeness of the accounts receivable balance. Therefore, the total of individual customer account balances should equal the balance in the control account (i.e., Accounts Receivable). The other options are not relevant in this context.

The Total of the Individual Customer Account Balances Should Equal