The First Step in Recording a Transaction in the Journal

Multiple Choice

The first step in recording a transaction in the journal is:

A) determining whether each account is increased or decreased by the transaction.
B) copying the information from the journal to the ledger.
C) entering the debit side of the journal entry on the left margin and the credit side,which is indented to the right.
D) specifying each account affected by the transaction and classifying the account by type.