A trial balance extracted from the accounting records of a trader did not balance and the following
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A trial balance extracted from the accounting records of a trader did not balance and the following errors were discovered (in the original trial balance the credits exceeded the debits by £260,000):
(a) Sales account undercast by £20,000.
(b) Office wages of £180,000 shown on credit side of the trial balance.
(c) Credit sales of £90,000 completely omitted from the accounts.
(d) Credit purchases for £60,000 included in the purchase account but omitted from the personal account.
(e) Goods bought on credit for £40,000 credited to wrong receivables account.
(f) Office equipment bought for £2,100 debited to the purchases account.
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Prepare a new trial balance which corrects the discovered errors.
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