Which of the Following Errors Will Cause a Trial Balance

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following errors will cause a trial balance to be out of balance?

• A) The bookkeeper forgot to journalize a transaction.
• B) The bookkeeper forgot to post a journal entry to the ledger.
• C) A credit was posted to an account as a debit.
• D) A debit to Office Equipment was incorrectly debited to Office Supplies.

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Definitions:

Liability

A financial obligation or amount owed by a business or individual to others, which must be settled in the future.

Goodwill

An intangible asset that arises when a business is purchased for more than the fair value of its net identifiable assets.

Acquisition

The process by which a company purchases most or all of another company's shares or assets, in order to take control or ownership of that company.

Fair Value

The cost expected to be received for an asset sale or to be paid for transferring a liability during a well-organized interaction between market actors as of the valuation moment.