For each of the following errors, considered individually, indicate whether the error would cause the trial balance

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For each of the following errors, considered individually, indicate whether the error would cause the trial balance totals to be unequal. If the error would cause the trial balance total to be unequal, indicate whether the debit or credit total is higher and by how much.
a. The receipt of cash on account of $1,312 was recorded as a debit to Cash for $1,012 and a credit to Accounts Receivable for $1,312.
b. The payment of cash for the purchase of office equipment of $4,500 was debited to Land for $4,500 and credited to Cash for $4,500.
c. The payment of $1,420 on account was debited to Accounts Payable for $142 and credited to Cash for $1,420.

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324401844

22nd Edition

Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan E. Duchac

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