A Trial Balance Will Not Balance If

question 59

Multiple Choice

A trial balance will not balance if

• A) a correcting journal entry is posted twice.
• B) a $50 cash dividend is debited to dividends for $500 and credit to cash for $50.
• C) a $300 payment on accounts payable is debited to accounts payable for $30 and credited to cash for $30.
• D) a transaction is not posted at all.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of thought patterns in influencing behavior and emotions.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique used to gradually reduce phobia or anxiety through controlled exposure to the fear-inducing object or situation, combined with relaxation exercises.

Incapacitated

Describes a state where an individual is unable to act or respond due to injury, illness, or other impediments.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Freud that aims to explore unconscious motivations and conflicts through techniques like free association and dream interpretation.