College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
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ISBN: 9781305666160
Author: James A. Heintz, Robert W. Parry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 1CP

CHALLENGE PROBLEM

Journal entries and a trial balance for Fred Phaler Consulting follow. As you will note, the trial balance does not balance, suggesting that there are errors. Recall that the chapter offers tips on identifying individual posting errors. These techniques are not as effective when there are two or more errors. Thus, you will need to first carefully inspect the trial balance to see if you can identify any obvious errors due to amounts that either look out of proportion or are simply reported in the wrong place. Then, you will need to carefully evaluate the other amounts by using the techniques offered in the text, or tracing the journal entries to the amounts reported on the trial balance. (Hint: Four errors were made in the posting process and preparation of the trial balance.)

Chapter 4, Problem 1CP, CHALLENGE PROBLEM Journal entries and a trial balance for Fred Phaler Consulting follow. As you will , example  1

Chapter 4, Problem 1CP, CHALLENGE PROBLEM Journal entries and a trial balance for Fred Phaler Consulting follow. As you will , example  2

REQUIRED

1. Find the errors.

2. Explain what caused the errors.

3. Prepare a corrected trial balance.

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Chapter 4 Solutions

College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)

Ch. 4 - Prob. 1CECh. 4 - Prob. 2CECh. 4 - Prob. 3CECh. 4 - Prob. 4CECh. 4 - Trace the flow of accounting information through...Ch. 4 - Name a source document that provides information...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3RQCh. 4 - Prob. 4RQCh. 4 - Where is the first formal accounting record of a...Ch. 4 - Describe the four steps required to journalize a...Ch. 4 - In what order are the accounts customarily placed...Ch. 4 - Explain the primary advantage of a general ledger...Ch. 4 - Explain the five steps required when posting the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10RQCh. 4 - Explain why the ledger can still contain errors...Ch. 4 - Prob. 12RQCh. 4 - What is a transposition error?Ch. 4 - Prob. 14RQCh. 4 - What is a correcting entry?Ch. 4 - Prob. 1SEACh. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES For each of the following...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS Set up T accounts for each...Ch. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES Diane Bernick has opened...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS; TRIAL BALANCE Set up...Ch. 4 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS From the information in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 7SEACh. 4 - FINDING AND CORRECTING ERRORS Joe Adams bought 500...Ch. 4 - SERIES A PROBLEMS JOURNALIZING AND POSTING...Ch. 4 - JOURNALIZING AND POSTING TRANSACTIONS Jim Andrews...Ch. 4 - CORRECTING ERRORS Assuming that all entries have...Ch. 4 - Prob. 1SEBCh. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES For each of the following...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS Set up T accounts for each...Ch. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES Sengel Moon opened The...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS; TRIAL BALANCE Set up...Ch. 4 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS From the information in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 7SEBCh. 4 - FINDING AND CORRECTING ERRORS Mary Smith purchased...Ch. 4 - JOURNALIZING AND POSTING TRANSACTIONS Benito...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10SPBCh. 4 - CORRECTING ERRORS Assuming that all entries have...Ch. 4 - MANAGING YOUR WRITING You are a public accountant...Ch. 4 - MASTERY PROBLEM Barry Bird opened the Barry Bird...Ch. 4 - CHALLENGE PROBLEM Journal entries and a trial...
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