A Trial Balance Would Only Help in Detecting Which One

question 102

Multiple Choice

A trial balance would only help in detecting which one of the following errors?

• A) A transaction that is not journalized
• B) A journal entry that is posted twice
• C) Offsetting errors are made in recording the transaction
• D) A transposition error when transferring the debit side of journal entry to the ledger

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Definitions:

Quantity Supplied

the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price.

Elastic

Describes a situation where a change in one factor (such as price) leads to a relatively larger change in another factor (such as quantity demanded or supplied).

Inelastic

Refers to a situation where the demand or supply for a good or service is relatively unresponsive to changes in price.

Price Elasticity

The responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price, a key concept in understanding consumer and producer behavior.