If a Check Correctly Written and Paid by the Bank

Multiple Choice

If a check correctly written and paid by the bank for $584 is incorrectly recorded on the company's books for $548, the appropriate treatment on the bank reconciliation would be to

A) deduct $36 from the book's balance.
B) add $36 to the book's balance.
C) deduct $36 from the bank's balance.
D) deduct $584 from the book's balance.