Which of the following errors would cause a trial balance to have unequal totals? Explain your answers.

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Which of the following errors would cause a trial balance to have unequal totals?

Explain your answers.

a. A payment to a creditor was recorded as a debit to Accounts Payable for $86 and as a credit to Cash for $68.

b. A payment of $100 to a creditor for an account payable was debited to Accounts Receivable and credited to Cash.

c. A purchase of office supplies of $280 was recorded as a debit to Office Supplies for $28 and as a credit to Cash for $28.

d. A purchase of equipment for $300 was recorded as a debit to Supplies for $300 and as a credit to Cash for $300.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780618310746

8th Edition

Authors: Belverd E. Needles Jr,, Marian Powers

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