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A trial balance will not balance if:a.a correct journal entry is posted twice.b.the purchase of supplies on account is debited to Supplies and credited to Cash.c.a $100 cash drawing by the owner is debited to Owner’s Drawings for $1,000 and credited to Cash for $100.d.a $450 payment on account is debited to Accounts Payable for $45 and credited to Cash for $45

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A trial balance will not balance if:a.a correct journal entry is posted twice.b.the purchase of supplies on account is debited to Supplies and credited to Cash.c.a 100cashdrawingbytheownerisdebitedtoOwnersDrawingsfor100 cash drawing by the owner is debited to Owner’s Drawings for 1,000 and credited to Cash for 100.d.a100.d.a 450 payment on account is debited to Accounts Payable for 45andcreditedtoCashfor45 and credited to Cash for 45

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A trial balance will not balance in the following scenarios:

a. A correct journal entry is posted twice: This will cause an imbalance because the same transaction is recorded twice, doubling the amount of the transaction in the accounts.

b. The purchase of supplies on account is debited to Supplies and credited to Cash: This is incorrect because when supplies are purchased on account, the transaction should be debited to Supplies and credited to Accounts Payable, not Cash. Crediting Cash incorrectly reduces the cash balance.

c. A 100cashdrawingbytheownerisdebitedtoOwnersDrawingsfor100 cash drawing by the owner is debited to Owner’s Drawings for 1,000 and credited to Cash for 100:Thiswillcauseanimbalancebecausethedebitandcreditamountsdonotmatch.ThedebittoOwnersDrawingsshouldbe100: This will cause an imbalance because the debit and credit amounts do not match. The debit to Owner's Drawings should be 100 to match the credit to Cash.

d. A 450paymentonaccountisdebitedtoAccountsPayablefor450 payment on account is debited to Accounts Payable for 45 and credited to Cash for 45:Thiswillcauseanimbalancebecausetheamountpaid(45: This will cause an imbalance because the amount paid (450) does not match the amount recorded in the accounts (45).ThedebittoAccountsPayableandthecredittoCashshouldbothbe45). The debit to Accounts Payable and the credit to Cash should both be 450.

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