Financial Accounting, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134728520
Author: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 42BP
1.
To determine
Prepare the journal entries to rectify the given errors.
2.
To determine
Ascertain whether the given error would cause net income to be overstated, understated or unchanged.
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1. Using the quick tests for locating errors, find the error in each of the two questions below.
Describe the type of error, explain how you discovered it, and make corrections.
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GENERAL JOURNAL
PARTICULARS
DEBIT
6 0 00
31 ol ol ol -
CREDIT
Bank
Equipment
Сapital
90 0 0
Supplies
10 0
Accounts Payable
10 0
25o
Expense
Bank
250
Accounts Receivable
16 8 -
Revenue
16 8
Bank
50
Accounts Receivable
50
Drawings
Bank
Bank
Accounts Receivable
Supplies
6 000 -
250
168
50-
100
50
72
6 050-
122-
118
5 728
Equipment
3 000
Accounts Payable
Capital
100 –
9 000
Drawings
Revenue
Experse
72 -
168 -
205
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Financial Accounting, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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