Which of the Following Errors Could Cause the Trial Balance

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following errors could cause the trial balance totals to be unequal?

• A) posting the debit portion of a journal entry incorrectly when the credit portion of the entry is correctly posted
• B) failure to record a transaction or to post a transaction
• C) recording the same transaction more than once
• D) recording the same erroneous amount for both the debit and the credit parts of a transaction

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