Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781259726705
Author: John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 8QS

identifying a posting error P2

A trial balance has total debits of $20,000 and total credits of $24,500. Which one of the following errors would create this imbalance? Explain.

  1. A $2,250 debit to Utilities Expense in a journal entry was incorrectly posted to the ledger as a $2,250 credit, leaving the Utilities Expense account with a $3,000 debit balance.
  2. A $4,500 debit to Salaries Expense in a journal entry was incorrectly posted to the ledger as a $2,250 debit, leaving the Salaries Expense account with a $750 debit balance.
  3. A $2,250 credit to Consulting Fees Earned (Revenues) in a journal entry was incorrectly posted to the ledger as a $2,250 debit, leaving the Consulting Fees Earned account with a $6,300 credit balance.
  4. A $2,250 debit posting to Accounts Receivable was posted mistakenly to Land.
  5. A $4,500 debit posting to Equipment was posted mistakenly to Cash.
  6. An entry debiting Cash and crediting Accounts Payable for $4,500 was mistakenly not posted.

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Chapter 2 Solutions

Financial and Managerial Accounting

Ch. 2 - Prob. 6DQCh. 2 - Prob. 7DQCh. 2 - Prob. 8DQCh. 2 - Prob. 9DQCh. 2 - Prob. 10DQCh. 2 - Prob. 11DQCh. 2 - Prob. 12DQCh. 2 - Prob. 13DQCh. 2 - Prob. 14DQCh. 2 - Prob. 15DQCh. 2 - APPLE Review the Apple balance sheet in Appendix...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17DQCh. 2 - Prob. 18DQCh. 2 - QS 2-1 Identifying source documents C1 Identifying...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2QSCh. 2 - Reading a chart of accounts C3 A chart of accounts...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4QSCh. 2 - Prob. 5QSCh. 2 - Prob. 6QSCh. 2 - Prob. 7QSCh. 2 - identifying a posting error P2 A trial balance has...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9QSCh. 2 - Prob. 10QSCh. 2 - Prob. 11QSCh. 2 - Prob. 12QSCh. 2 - Exercise 2-1 Steps in analyzing and recording...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2ECh. 2 - Prob. 3ECh. 2 - Prob. 4ECh. 2 - Prob. 5ECh. 2 - Prob. 6ECh. 2 - Prob. 7ECh. 2 - Prob. 8ECh. 2 - Prob. 9ECh. 2 - Prob. 10ECh. 2 - Prob. 11ECh. 2 - Prob. 12ECh. 2 - Prob. 13ECh. 2 - Prob. 14ECh. 2 - Prob. 15ECh. 2 - Prob. 16ECh. 2 - Prob. 17ECh. 2 - Prob. 18ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-19 Analyzing changes in a company’s...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-20 Identifying effects of posting...Ch. 2 - Prob. 21ECh. 2 - Prob. 22ECh. 2 - Prob. 23ECh. 2 - Prob. 1PSACh. 2 - Problem 2-2A Preparing and posting journal...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3PSACh. 2 - Prob. 4PSACh. 2 - Prob. 5PSACh. 2 - Prob. 6PSACh. 2 - Prob. 1PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 2PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 3PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 4PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 5PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 6PSBCh. 2 - Prob. 2SPCh. 2 - Prob. 1GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 2GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 3GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 1BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 2BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 3BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 4BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 5BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 6BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 7BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 8BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 9BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 10BTN
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