A trial balance has total debits of $20,000 and total credits of $24,500. Which one of the following errors would create this imbalance? Explain. a. A $2,250 debit to Utilities Expense in a journal entry was incorrectly posted to the ledger as a $2,250 credit, leaving the Utilities Expense account with a $3,000 debit balance. b. A $4,500 debit to Salaries Expense in a journal entry was incorrectly posted to the ledger as a $4,500 credit, leaving the Salaries Expense account with a $750 debit balance. c. A $2,250 credit to Consulting Fees Earned (Revenues) in a journal entry was incorrectly posted to the ledger as a $2,250 debit, leaving the Consulting Fees Earned account with a $6,300 credit balance. d. A $2,250 debit posting to Accounts Receivable was posted mistakenly to Land. e. A $4,500 debit posting to Equipment was posted mistakenly to Cash. f. An entry debiting Cash and crediting Accounts Payable for $4,500 was mistakenly not posted.

Azure Enterprises follows a manual accounting system. During the current fiscal year, it bought a car for $30,390. The accountant of Azure correctly journalized the transaction but wrongly entered the amount as $30,930. To make a correction of this error, the accountant should: a.draw a single line through the amount $30,930 and record the correct amount $30,390 above it. b.reverse the original entry and record the correct entry. c.erase the amount of $30,930 and record the correct amount of $30,390 in the same place. d.cross the amount of $30,930 and record the correct amount of $30,390 below it.

The Colby Group has the following unadjusted trial balance as of August 31, 2019: The debit and credit totals are not equal as a result of the following errors: a. The cash entered on the trial balance was understated by 6,000. b. A cash receipt of 5,600 was posted as a debit to Cash of 6,500. c. A debit of 11,000 to Accounts Receivable was not posted. d. A return of 150 of defective supplies was erroneously posted as a 1,500 credit to Supplies. e. An insurance policy acquired at a cost of 1,200 was posted as a credit to Prepaid Insurance. f. The balance of Notes Payable was understated by 20,000. g. A credit of 4,800 in Accounts Payable was overlooked when determining the balance of the account. h. A debit of 7,000 for a withdrawal by the owner was posted as a credit to Terry Colby, Capital. i. The balance of 58,100 in Rent Expense was entered as 51,800 in the trial balance. j. Gas, Electricity, and Water Expense, with a balance of 24,150, was omitted from the trial balance. Instructions 1. Prepare a corrected unadjusted trial balance as of August 31, 2019. 2. Does the fact that the unadjusted trial balance in (1) is balanced mean that there are no errors in the accounts? Explain.

Tech Support Services has the following unadjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2019: The debit and credit totals are not equal as a result of the following errors: a. The cash entered on the trial balance was overstated by 8,000. b. A cash receipt of 4,100 was posted as a debit to Cash of 1,400. c. A debit of 12,350 to Accounts Receivable was not posted. d. A return of 235 of defective supplies was erroneously posted as a 325 credit to Supplies. e. An insurance policy acquired at a cost of 3,000 was posted as a credit to Prepaid Insurance. f. The balance of Notes Payable was overstated by 21,000. g. A credit of 3,450 in Accounts Payable was overlooked when the balance of the account was determined. h. A debit of 6,000 for a withdrawal by the owner was posted as a debit to Thad Engelberg, Capital. i. The balance of 28,350 in Advertising Expense was entered as 23,850 in the trial balance. j. Miscellaneous Expense, with a balance of 4,600, was omitted from the trial balance. Instructions 1. Prepare a corrected unadjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2019. 2. Does the fact that the unadjusted trial balance in (1) is balanced mean that there are no errors in the accounts? Explain.

On March 1, it was discovered that the following errors took place in journalizing and posting transactions: a. Rent expense of $3,220 paid for the current month was recorded as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense and a credit to Rent Expense. b. The payment of $5,080 from a customer on account was recorded as a debit to Cash and a credit to Accounts Payable.   Journalize the entries on March 1 to correct the errors. Use two entries to correct the error described in (a). (That is, record an entry to reverse the incorrect entry and a second entry to record the correct entry.) Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered.

On March 1, it was discovered that the following errors took place in journalizing and posting transactions: a. Rent Expense of $4,650 paid for the current month was recorded as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense and a credit to Rent Expense. b. The payment of $3,700 from a customer on account was recorded as a debit to Cash and a credit to Accounts Payable.   Journalize the entries on March 1 to correct the errors. Use two entries to correct the error described in (a). (That is, record an entry to reverse the incorrect entry and a second entry to record the correct entry.) Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

The following errors took place in journalizing and posting transactions: a ) A withdrawal of $5,000 by Saleem, owner of the business, was recorded as a debit to Office Expense and a credit to Cash. b) An accounts receivable payment for $7,800 was recorded as a debit to Cash and a credit to Fees Earned. Journalize the entries to correct the errors.

Which of the following errors, each considered individually, would cause the trial balance totals to be unequal? A payment of $481 to a creditor was posted as a debit of $4,819 to Accounts Payable and a credit of $481 to Cash. A transaction was not posted. Cash received from customers on account was posted as a debit of $163 to Cash and a credit of $163 to Accounts Payable. A payment of $90 for insurance was posted as a debit of $40 to Prepaid Insurance and a credit of $40 to Cash.

The following errors took place in journalizing and posting transactions:a. Rent expense of $4,650 paid for the current month was recorded as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense and a credit to Rent Expense.b. The payment of $3,700 from a customer on account was recorded as a debit to Cash and a credit to Accounts Payable.Journalize the entries to correct the errors. Omit explanations.