Following are some accounting errors: ( the followings are two side errors) 1. Sales for R.O 20,000 made to Ahmed was not entered in the Sales book. 2. Cash R.O 50,000 paid to the creditor Ali was debited to Ahmed's A/c. 3. Purchase account was overcast by R.O 4000 and sales account was overcast by RO4000 4. Payment to a creditor “X" was wrongly credited to his account and debited to cash by R.O 1,200. 5. Purchase of furniture for R.O 5,000 entered in purchase account. 6. Amount of R.O 1,500 received from Ali was credited to Alia Account. 7. Cash received from Saleh R.O 2,500 were recorded as R.O 5,200. 8. Total of the Sales Book was overcast by R.O 1,000 and Interest received account was undercast by RO 1,000 Rectify the above error by making journal entry.

Following are some accounting errors: ( the followings are two side errors) 1. Sales for R.O 20,000 made to Ahmed was not entered in the Sales book. 2. Cash R.O 50,000 paid to the creditor Ali was debited to Ahmed's A/c. 3. Purchase account was overcast by R.O 4000 and sales account was overcast by RO4000 4. Payment to a creditor “X" was wrongly credited to his account and debited to cash by R.O 1,200. 5. Purchase of furniture for R.O 5,000 entered in purchase account. 6. Amount of R.O 1,500 received from Ali was credited to Alia Account. 7. Cash received from Saleh R.O 2,500 were recorded as R.O 5,200. 8. Total of the Sales Book was overcast by R.O 1,000 and Interest received account was undercast by RO 1,000 Rectify the above error by making journal entry.

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