FINANCIAL ACCT.FUND.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 2, Problem 4MCQ
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- An error in the general journal where a $765 increase in Accounts Payable was recorded as a $765 decrease in Accounts Payable.
- The ledger balance for Accounts Payable of $7,650 being entered in the trial balance as $765.
- A general journal error where a $765 increase in Accounts Receivable was recorded as a $765 increase in Cash.
- The ledger balance of $850 in Accounts Receivable was entered in the trial balance as $85.
- An error in recording a $765 increase in Cash as a credit.
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