Which statement best describes a delivery note?

• A. A delivery note is included with the delivery to confirm what was sent.
• B. A document used to request payment after delivery.
• C. A document used to verify customer identity.
• D. A document used to record delivery costs.

Answer: (A)

Delivery notes are the paper trail that accompanies a shipment, showing exactly what was delivered—item names or descriptions and the quantities. This lets the recipient check that the goods received match the order and acts as evidence that the supplier dispatched those items. The delivery note itself does not ask for payment—that would be an invoice sent later. It also isn’t used to verify customer identity, which would be a different document. While it might reference costs for reference, recording delivery charges isn’t its primary purpose; those costs are typically shown on the invoice. So the best description is that it confirms what was sent with the delivery.