Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
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Chapter 2, Problem 54E
Exercise 2-54 Effect of Errors on a
The bookkeeper for Riley Inc. made the following errors:
- A cash purchase of supplies of $348 was recorded as a debit to Supplies for $384 and a credit to Cash of $384.
- A cash sale 0133.128 was recorded as a debit to Cash of $3,128 and a credit to Sales of $53,182.
- A purchase of equipment was recorded once in the journal and posted twice to the ledger.
- Cash paid for salaries of $5,270 was recorded as a debit to Salaries Expense of $5,270 and a credit to Accounts Payable of $5,210.
- A credit sale of $1600 was recorded as a credit In Sales Revenue of $1,1500; however the debit posting to Accounts Receivable was unfilled.
Required:
Indicate whether or not the trial balance will balance after the error. If the trial balance will not
Balance indicate the direction of the misstatement for any effected account (such as Cash will be overstated by $50).
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Which of the following errors would be detected by a trial balance?
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32-After preparing the trial balance, the accountant finds that the total of debit side is OMR 125,600 and Total of Credit Side OMR 126,500. This difference should be treated before rectification of errors was
a.
Debit Suspense account OMR 125,600 and Credit Trial Balance OMR 126,500
b.
Suspense account should be cancelled with OMR 1800
c.
Debit Suspense account with OMR 900
d.
Credit Suspense account with OMR 900
A £500 cash sale was entered as a debit in the sales account and a credit in the bank
account. What type of error is this?
Select one:
A. Compensating
B. Ommission
C. Reversal of entries
O D. Original entry
E. Commission
O F. Principle
Chapter 2 Solutions
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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