Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259726705
Author: John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 20E

Exercise 2-20 Identifying effects of posting errors on the trial balance A1 P2

Posting errors are identified in the following table. In column (1), enter the amount of the difference between the two trial balance columns (debit and credit) due to the error. In column (2), identify the trial balance column (debit or credit) with the larger amount if they are not equal. In column (3), identify the account(s) affected by the error. In column (4) indicate the amount by which the account(s) in column (3) is under- or overstated. Item (a) is completed as an example.

    Description of Posting Error (1)

Difference between Debit and Credit Columns(2)

Column with the Larger Total(3)

Identify account(s) Incorrectly Started(4)

Amount That Account(S) Is Over. Of Understated a. $ 3,600 debit to Rent Expense is posted as a $ 1,340 debit $ 2,260 Credit Rent Expense Rent Expense Understated $ 2,260 b. $ 6,500 credit to Cash is posted twice as two credit to Cash. c. $ 10,900 debit to the Dividends account is debited to common stock. d. $ 2,050 debit to Prepaid Insurance is posted as a debit to insurance Expense. e. $ 38,000 debit to Machinery is posted as a debt to Accounts Payable. f. $ 5,850 credit to Services Revenue is posted as a $ 585 credit g. $ 1,390 debit to Store supplies is not posted

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Financial and Managerial Accounting

Ch. 2 - Prob. 6DQCh. 2 - Prob. 7DQCh. 2 - Prob. 8DQCh. 2 - Prob. 9DQCh. 2 - Prob. 10DQCh. 2 - Prob. 11DQCh. 2 - Prob. 12DQCh. 2 - Prob. 13DQCh. 2 - Prob. 14DQCh. 2 - Prob. 15DQCh. 2 - APPLE Review the Apple balance sheet in Appendix...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17DQCh. 2 - Prob. 18DQCh. 2 - QS 2-1 Identifying source documents C1 Identifying...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2QSCh. 2 - Reading a chart of accounts C3 A chart of accounts...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4QSCh. 2 - Prob. 5QSCh. 2 - Prob. 6QSCh. 2 - Prob. 7QSCh. 2 - identifying a posting error P2 A trial balance has...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9QSCh. 2 - Prob. 10QSCh. 2 - Prob. 11QSCh. 2 - Prob. 12QSCh. 2 - Exercise 2-1 Steps in analyzing and recording...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2ECh. 2 - Prob. 3ECh. 2 - Prob. 4ECh. 2 - Prob. 5ECh. 2 - Prob. 6ECh. 2 - Prob. 7ECh. 2 - Prob. 8ECh. 2 - Prob. 9ECh. 2 - Prob. 10ECh. 2 - Prob. 11ECh. 2 - Prob. 12ECh. 2 - Prob. 13ECh. 2 - Prob. 14ECh. 2 - Prob. 15ECh. 2 - Prob. 16ECh. 2 - Prob. 17ECh. 2 - Prob. 18ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-19 Analyzing changes in a company’s...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-20 Identifying effects of posting...Ch. 2 - Prob. 21ECh. 2 - Prob. 22ECh. 2 - Prob. 23ECh. 2 - Prob. 1PSACh. 2 - Problem 2-2A Preparing and posting journal...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3PSACh. 2 - Prob. 4PSACh. 2 - Prob. 5PSACh. 2 - Prob. 6PSACh. 2 - Prob. 1PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 2PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 3PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 4PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 5PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 6PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 2SPCh. 2 - Prob. 1GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 2GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 3GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 1BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 2BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 3BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 4BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 5BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 6BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 7BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 8BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 9BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 10BTN
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