Which of these errors will cause the Trial Balance to be out of balance?Select one:a.All of these errors.b.Purchase of supplies for cash pf P 1,500 is posted as debit to Cash and credit to Supplies Expense.c.A collection from a customer of P250 was recorded as debit to Accounts Receivable and credit to Cash for the same amount.d.Sales on credit of P850 were recorded as debit to Accounts Receivable of P850 and credit to Sales of P580.
Question
Which of these errors will cause the Trial Balance to be out of balance?Select one:a.All of these errors.b.Purchase of supplies for cash pf P 1,500 is posted as debit to Cash and credit to Supplies Expense.c.A collection from a customer of P250 was recorded as debit to Accounts Receivable and credit to Cash for the same amount.d.Sales on credit of P850 were recorded as debit to Accounts Receivable of P850 and credit to Sales of P580.
Solution
The error that will cause the Trial Balance to be out of balance is:
d. Sales on credit of P850 were recorded as debit to Accounts Receivable of P850 and credit to Sales of P580.
This is because the debit and credit amounts do not match. In double-entry bookkeeping, for the Trial Balance to be in balance, the total debits must equal the total credits. In this case, P850 is debited and only P580 is credited, causing an imbalance.
The other options (a, b, c) will not cause the Trial Balance to be out of balance:
a. This is
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