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An entity paid R200 for repairs and maintenance on a vehicle and posted the following journal entry in the general journal:Debit: Vehicles     R200Credit: Bank       R200This error will be detected in the trial balance, because the total debits and the total credits will NOT be equal.

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An entity paid R200 for repairs and maintenance on a vehicle and posted the following journal entry in the general journal:Debit: Vehicles     R200Credit: Bank       R200This error will be detected in the trial balance, because the total debits and the total credits will NOT be equal.

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No, this error will not be detected in the trial balance. The trial balance only checks the mathematical accuracy of the double-entry bookkeeping by ensuring that total debits equal total credits. In this case, the debit and credit are equal (both are R200), so they will balance.

However, the error here is a misclassification. The cost for repairs and maintenance should not be debited to the "Vehicles" account, but rather to a "Rep

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