Given Each of the Following Errors, Indicate on the Table

question 145

Essay

Given each of the following errors, indicate on the table below the amount by which the trial balance will be out of balance and which trial balance column (debit or credit) will have the larger total as a result of the error.
a. $100 debit to Cash was debited to the Cash account twice.
b. $1,900 credit to Sales was posted as a $190 credit.
c. $5,000 debit to Office Equipment was debited to Office Supplies.
d. $625 debit to Prepaid Insurance was posted as a $62.50 debit.
e. $520 credit to Accounts Payable was not posted.

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Definitions:

Aquifers

Underground layers of water-bearing rock or materials that can yield water for use.

Guano

The accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats, used historically as a highly effective fertilizer because of its high nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium content.

Limestone

A sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate, often used in construction and as a raw material in cement production.

Aquifer

An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well.