Of the Following Errors, Which One by Itself Will Cause

question 30

Multiple Choice

Of the following errors, which one by itself will cause the trial balance to be out of balance?

• A) A $200 cash salary payment posted as a $200 debit to Cash and a $200 credit to Salaries Expense.
• B) A $100 cash receipt from a customer in payment of his account posted as a $100 debit to Cash and a $10 credit to Accounts Receivable.
• C) A $75 cash receipt from a customer in payment of his account posted as a $75 debit to Cash and a $75 credit to Cash.
• D) A $50 cash purchase of office supplies posted as a $50 debit to Office Equipment and a $50 credit to Cash.
• E) An $800 prepayment from a customer for services to be rendered in the future was posted as an $800 debit to Unearned Revenue and an $800 credit to Cash.

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Definitions:

Inductive Reasoning

A method of reasoning in which general principles are inferred from specific observations.

Experimental Group

A group of subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the variable or intervention being tested, to assess its effect.

Independent Variable

Variable that is controlled by an experimenter in order to explore its relationship to a dependent variable.

Experimental Error

The variation in measurements that is attributed to the limitations in the experimental design and execution, often leading to deviations from true values.