Question

The accourtant for Mega Stores, Inc, should have recorded the following correct entry Jan 15 Notes Receivable 243 Equipment 243he misunderstood the transaction and recorded an incorrect entry, Which of the following w rong entries pertaining to this transaction could have been detected as erroneous when using a trial balance? A) Jan 15 Equipment 243 Notes Receivable 243B) Jan 15 Notes Payable 243 Cash 243C) Jan 15 Notes Receivable 243 Equipment 234 D) Jan 15 Notes Receivable 234 Equipment 234

Answer 1

C) Jan 15 Notes Receivable 243 Equipment 234

Step-by-step explanation:

The trial balance is a summary of all the balances of the various transactions used by an entity. It is expected that the credits should equal the debits in a trial balance as the saying goes, "for every credit, there must be a corresponding debit"

A review of the options given shows that option C) Jan 15 Notes Receivable 243 Equipment 234 would show an error detectible by a trial balance as the credit does not correspond to the debit.