College Accounting (Book Only): A Career Approach
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ISBN: 9781305084087
Author: Cathy J. Scott
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 8E
Would the following errors cause the
- a. A purchase of office equipment for $380 was recorded as a debit to Office Equipment for $38 and a credit to Cash for $38.
- b. A payment of $280 to a creditor was debited to
Accounts Receivable and credited to Cash for $280 each. - c. A purchase of supplies for $245 was recorded as a debit to Equipment for $245 and a credit to Cash for $245.
- d. A payment of $76 to a creditor was recorded as a debit to Accounts Payable for $76 and a credit to Cash for $67.
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Which of the following errors would cause a trial balance to have unequal totals? Explain your answers.
a.A payment to a creditor was recorded as a debit to Accounts Payable for $129 and as a credit to Cash for $102.
b.A payment of $150 to a creditor for an account payable was debited to Accounts Receivable and credited to Cash.
c.A purchase of office supplies of $420 was recorded as a debit to Office Supplies for $42 and as a credit to Cash for $42.
d.A purchase of equipment for $450 was recorded as a debit to Supplies for $450 and as a credit to Cash for $450.
Which of the following record keeping errors would result in the wrong total for debits and credits on the
unadjusted trial balance?
O A. A cash sale of $1500 was recorded as a debit to cash and a credit to accounts payable.
O B. A payment of $2,000 in dividends was recorded as
debit to salary expense instead of a debit to dividends.
C. A bill for telephone expense was recorded as a debit to utilities expense and credit to cash.
O D. A payment to a supplier for the amount owing on account was recorded as a debit to accounts receivable and a credit to cash.
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