The bookkeeper for Riley, Inc., made the following errors: a. A cash purchase of supplies of $357
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a. A cash purchase of supplies of $357 was recorded as a debit to Supplies for $375 and a credit to Cash of $375.
b. A cash sale of $3,154 was recorded as a debit to Cash of $3,154 and a credit to Sales of $3,145.
c. A purchase of equipment was recorded once in the journal and posted twice to the ledger.
d. Cash paid for salaries of $4,100 was recorded as a debit to Salaries Expense of $4,100 and a credit to Accounts Payable of $4,100.
e. A credit sale of $8,300 was recorded correctly. However, the debit posting to Accounts Receivable was omitted.
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Indicate whether or not the trial balance will balance after the error. If the trial balance will not balance, indicate the direction of the misstatement for any effected account (e.g., cash will be overstated by $50).
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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Cornerstones of Financial and Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324787351
1st Edition
Authors: Rich Jones, Mowen, Hansen, Heitger
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