Question: Question 1 A trial balance failed to agree because the credit side exceeds the debit side by $ 2 , 3 4 7 . A

Question 1
A trial balance failed to agree because the credit side exceeds the debit side by $2,347. A suspense account has been opened into which the difference is entered. Subsequently the following errors were identified:
1. The credit side of the bank account has been overcast by $1,200.
2. A sales invoice for $2,000 had been posted on the wrong side of the receivables account.
3. Office equipment was traded in for some new equipment. The trade-in value of $300 has been correctly entered in the Equipment cost a/c but the other side of the entry was omitted.
4. Rent received of $100 has been debited in the cash book but also debited in error to the rental income account.
5. Car repairs of $74 shown in the cash book had been debited to the motor expenses account as $47.
6. A cheque payment of computer repairs for $1,020 has been entered as $102 on both accounts.
7. The purchases account contains a balance of $1,800 but this has been entered in the trial balance as $180.
Required:
Prepare the journal entries needed to correct the above errors and show the entries in the suspense account.

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