Which of the Following Bookkeeping Errors Will Not Cause a Trial

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following bookkeeping errors will not cause a trial balance to be out of balance?

• A) Posting only the debit side of a journal entry to the general ledger, and forgetting to post the credit side
• B) Adding the items in the cash account in the ledger improperly, while adding all other accounts properly
• C) Posting a journal entry "backwards" by posting the debt entries as credits, and the credit entries as debits
• D) Making a copying error while posting the debit side of a journal entry, and posting the credit side correctly
• E) While the ledger will have wrong balances in certain accounts, the total debits will equal total credits