Accounting 26th Edition by Carl Warren ,Jim Reeve ,Jonathan Duchac

Exercise 16

Effect of errors on trial balance
Indicate which of the following errors, each considered individually, would cause the trial balance totals to be unequal:
a. A fee of $21,000 earned and due from a client was not debited to Accounts Receivable or credited to a revenue account, because the cash had not been received.
b. A receipt of $11,300 from an account receivable was journalized and posted as a debit of $11,300 to Cash and a credit of $11,300 to Fees Earned.
c. A payment of $4,950 to a creditor was posted as a debit of $4,950 to Accounts Payable and a debit of $4,950 to Cash.
d. A payment of $5,000 for equipment purchased was posted as a debit of $500 to Equipment and a credit of $500 to Cash.
e. Payment of a cash withdrawal of $19,000 was journalized and posted as a debit of $1,900 to Salary Expense and a credit of $19,000 to Cash. Indicate which of the preceding errors would require a correcting entry.