In a Trial Balance, If Total Debits Do Not Equal

question 11

Multiple Choice

In a trial balance, if total debits do not equal total credits when the accounts are totaled,

• A) the bookkeeper must have made an error.
• B) the expected inequality is corrected during the normal adjusting process.
• C) no change is made because the amount of assets will typically exceed the amount of liabilities.
• D) the company will report a loss on its income statement because expenses are greater than revenues.

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