Which of the Following Errors Will Not Cause the Debit

question 122

Multiple Choice

Which of the following errors will not cause the debit and credit columns of the trial balance to be unequal?

• A)A debit entry was recorded in the wrong account.
• B)A debit was entered in an account as a credit.
• C)The account balance was carried to the wrong column of the trial balance.
• D)The balance of an account was incorrectly computed.

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