181. The bookkeeper made the following errors while recording transactions for the period:
A purchase of equipment for $450 cash was recorded as a debit to Equipment for $540 and a credit to Cash for $540.
The sale of services for cash in the amount of $4,134 was recorded as a debit to Cash for $4,134 and a credit to Service Revenue for
$4,314.
A purchase of supplies for $200 cash was recorded correctly in the journal but was omitted from the general ledger.
The sale of services for credit in the amount of $3,800 was recorded correctly in the journal but was posted twice to the general
ledger.
$5,500 cash paid for salaries was recorded in the journal as a $5,500 debit to Cash and a $5,500 credit to Salaries Expense.
Indicate whether or not the debit and credit columns of the trial balance will be equal after recording each of these erroneous entries. Then identify
the account(s) that will be misstated as a result of these errors and the direction of the misstatement (i.e., understatement or overstatement).
182. “You Decide” Essay
You are the accounting manager for a small machine shop. Your bookkeeper has asked you to review a journal
entry that she made:
Service Revenue
(For services to be rendered)
Is this journal entry correct? Why or why not?
A)
The trial balance will still balance, but both of the accounts will be overstated by $90.
The trial balance will be out of balance, as Service Revenues will be overstated by $180.
The trial balance will still balance, but the Supplies account will be understated by $200 and the Cash account will be overstated by
$200.
D)
The trial balance will still balance, but the Accounts Receivable and Service Revenue accounts will both be overstated by $3,800.
The trial balance will still balance, but the Cash account will be overstated by $11,000 and the Salaries Expense account will be