Assuming that each of the errors stated below is the only accounting error, identify by placing a
Question:
Assuming that each of the errors stated below is the only accounting error, identify by placing a tick in the appropriate box the amount by which the Trial Balance will fail to balance.
(a) £360 received on sales is not posted
(b) £1,800 paid for purchases is posted as £180
(c) £145 paid for servicing the vehicle was posted to the Motor vehicles account
(d) £500 paid as a loan to John, a salesman, has been posted to the credit of John’s Loan account
(e) £160 received on sales is not recorded at all by the cashier
(f) £260 paid for stationery was posted to the Stationery account as £620
(g) The debit side of the Cash account is overcast by £200 (casting means adding)
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Financial Accounting An Introduction
ISBN: 9780273737650
2nd Edition
Authors: Mr Barry Elliott, Mr Augustine Benedict