If the Two Totals of a Trial Balance Are Not

question 211

Multiple Choice

If the two totals of a trial balance are not equal, it could be due to

• A) failure to record a transaction
• B) recording the same erroneous amount for both the debit and the credit parts of a transaction
• C) an error in determining the account balances, such as a balance being incorrectly computed
• D) recording the same transaction more than once

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