Which of the Following Errors Will Cause an Imbalance in the Trial

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following errors will cause an imbalance in the trial balance?

• A) Omission of a transaction in the journal.
• B) Posting an entire journal entry twice to the ledger.
• C) Posting a credit of $720 to Accounts Payable as a credit of $720 to Accounts Receivable.
• D) Listing the balance of an account with a debit balance in the credit column of the trial balance.

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