Answer the Following Questions for Each of the Errors Listed

question 180

Essay

Answer the following questions for each of the errors listed below,considered individually:
a. Did the error cause the trial balance totals to be unequal?
b. What is the amount of the difference between the trial balance totals where applicable?
c. Which of the trial balance totals,debit or credit,is the larger where applicable?
Present your answers in columnar form,using the following headings:
$\begin{array}{cccc}\text { Error } & \text { Totals } & \text { Difference in Totals } & \text { Larger of Totals } \\\underline { \text { identifying number }} & \underline { \text { equal or unequal }} & \underline { \text { amount }} & \underline { \text { debit or credit }}\end{array}$ Errors:
1. A dividend of $3,000 cash to shareholders was recorded by a debit of $3,000 to Salary Expense and a credit of $3,000 to Cash.
2. A $650 purchase of supplies on account was recorded as a debit of $1,650 to Equipment and a credit of $1,650 to Accounts Payable.
3. A purchase of equipment for $3,450 on account was not recorded.
4. A $870 receipt on account was recorded as a $870 debit to Cash and a $780 credit to Accounts Receivable.
5. A payment of $1,530 cash on account was recorded only as a credit to Cash.
6. Cash sales of $8,500 were recorded as a credit of $8,500 to Cash and a credit of $8,500 to Fees Earned.
7. The debit to record a $4,000 cash receipt on account was posted twice; the credit was posted once.
8. The credit to record a $300 cash payment on account was posted twice; the debit was posted once.
9. The debit balance of $7,400 in Accounts Receivable was recorded in the trial balance as a debit of $7,200.

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Definitions:

Budgeted Overhead Cost

The estimated costs associated with running a company that are not directly tied to a specific product or service, including rent and utilities.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, representing the total hours that machines are in operation during a specific period.

Spending Variance

The difference between the actual amount spent on a particular item and the amount that was budgeted for it.

Indirect Materials Cost

This refers to the cost of materials that are necessary for the production process but do not become an integral part of the finished product.