Which of the Following Bookkeeping Errors Will Cause the Total

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following bookkeeping errors will cause the total debits and total credits to be out of balance in the general ledger?

• A) Posting the debit side of a journal entry as $1,900 and the credit side as $9,100
• B) Posting the debit side of the entry to the supplies account instead of to the supplies expense account
• C) Accidentally posting an entry twice
• D) Posting a journal entry "backwards" by posting the debt entries as credits, and the credit entries as debits

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