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The trial balance can help in detecting errors. Identify which of the following errors would be detected at the point of extracting a trial balance. 1-The bookkeeper enters cash received of Sh 50,000 from Peter Jones as a debit in the cashbook but enters the credit of Sh 50,000 in the ledger account of Roger Jones. 2-The bookkeeper enters a cash sale as a credit of Sh 4,000 in the cash book and as a debit of Sh 4,000 in the sales account. 3-The bookkeeper omits a cash sale of Sh 23,000 from the cash book and from the sales accounts. 4-The bookkeeper enters a cash sale as a debit of Sh 49,000 in the cash book and as a credit of Sh 94,000 in the sales account Choose: not possible to tell; will not be detected, trial balance will still agree; will be detected by the trial balance not agreeing; may or may not be detected

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The trial balance can help in detecting errors. Identify which of the following errors would be detected at the point of extracting a trial balance.

1-The bookkeeper enters cash received of Sh 50,000 from Peter Jones as a debit in the cashbook but enters the credit of Sh 50,000 in the ledger account of Roger Jones.

2-The bookkeeper enters a cash sale as a credit of Sh 4,000 in the cash book and as a debit of Sh 4,000 in the sales account.

3-The bookkeeper omits a cash sale of Sh 23,000 from the cash book and from the sales accounts.

4-The bookkeeper enters a cash sale as a debit of Sh 49,000 in the cash book and as a credit of Sh 94,000 in the sales account

Choose: not possible to tell; will not be detected, trial balance will still agree; will be detected by the trial balance not agreeing; may or may not be detected

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1-The bookkeeper enters cash received of Sh 50,000 from Peter Jones as a debit in the cashbook but enters the credit of Sh 50,000 in the ledger account of Roger Jones.

Answer: This error will not be detected by the trial balance. The trial balance checks for the mathematical accuracy of the double-entry bookkeeping system, which means it checks if total debits equal total credits. In this case, the debit and credit are equal, so the trial balance will still agree.

2-The bookkeeper enters a cash sale as a credit of Sh 4,000 in the cash book and as a debit of Sh 4,000 in the sales account.

Answer: This error will be detected by the trial balance not agreeing. The cash sale should be recorded as a debit in the cash book and a credit in the sales account. The incorrect entries will cause the total debits and credits to not balance.

3-The bookkeeper omits a cash sale of Sh 23,000 from the cash book and from the sales accounts.

Answer: This error will not be detected by the trial balance. The omission of a transaction from both the debit and credit side will not affect the balance of the trial balance.

4-The bookkeeper enters a cash sale as a debit of Sh 49,000 in the cash book and as a credit of Sh 94,000 in the sales account.

Answer: This error will be detected by the trial balance not agreeing. The amounts of the debit and credit entries are not equal, which will cause the trial balance to not balance.

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