If the fixed assets account is incorrectly totaled and understated by 600, and the rent account is incorrectly totaled and overstated by 600, then which type of error is this:

Errors of omission

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Errors of Commission

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Compensating Errors

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None of the above

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The correct option is C
Compensating Errors

This is a compensating error.

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As an accountant of a company, you are disappointed to learn that the totals in your new trial balance are not equal. After going through a careful analysis, you have discovered only one error. Specifically, the balance of the Office Equipment account has a debit balance of Rs. 15,600 on the trial balance. However, you have figured out that a correctly recorded credit purchase of pen-drive for Rs 3,500 was posted from the journal to the ledger with a Rs. 3,500 debit to Office Equipment and another Rs. 3,500 debit to creditors accounts. Answer each of the following questions and present the amount of any misstatement :

(a) Is the balance of the office equipment account overstated, understated, or correctly stated in the trial balance?

(b) Is the balance of the creditors account overstated, understated, or correctly stated in the trial balance?

(d) Is the credit column total of the trial balance overstated, understated, or correctly stated?

(e) If the debit column total of the trial balance is Rs. 2,40,000 before correcting the error, what is the total of credit column.

As an accountant for a company, you are disappointed to learn that the totals in your new trial balance are not equal. After going through a careful analysis, you have discovered only one error. Specifically, the balance of the Office Equipment account has a debit balance of Rs. 15,600 on the trial balance. However, you have figured out that a correctly recorded credit purchase of pen drive for Rs. 3,500 was posted from the journal to the ledger with an Rs. 3,500 debit to Office Equipment and another Rs. 3,500 debit to creditor's accounts. Answer each of the following questions and present the amount of any misstatement

(a) Is the balance of the office equipment account overstated, understated or correctly stated in the trial balance?

(b) Is the balance of the creditor's account overstated, understated or correctly stated in the trial balance?

(d) Is the credit column total of the trial balance overstated, understated or correctly stated?

(e) If the debit column total of the trial balance is Rs. 2,40,000 before correcting the error, what is the total of credit column?

Q. As an accountant for a company, you are disappointed to learn that the totals in your new trial balance are not equal. After going through a careful analysis, you have discovered only one error. Specifically, the balance of the Office Equipment account has a debit balance of Rs 15,600 on the trial balance. However, you have figured out that a correctly recorded credit purchase of pen drive for Rs 3,500 was posted from the journal to the ledger with a Rs 3,500 debit to Office Equipment and another Rs 3,500 debit to creditor's accounts. Answer each of the following questions and present the amount of any misstatement
(a) Is the balance of the office equipment account overstated, understated or correctly stated in the trial balance?
(b) Is the balance of the creditor's account overstated, understated or correctly stated in the trial balance?
(c) Is the debit column total of the trial balance overstated, understated or correctly stated?
(d) Is the credit column total of the trial balance overstated, understated or correctly stated?
(e) If the debit column total of the trial balance is Rs 2,40,000 before correcting the error, what is the total of credit column?

Q. The accounting concept that refers to the tendency of accountants to resolve uncertainty and doubt in favor of understating assets and revenues and overstating liabilities and expenses is known as________.

Q. The accounting principle that confirm to the tendency of accountants to resolve uncertainty and doubt in favor of understating assets and revenues and overstating liabilities and expenses is known as ____________.

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If the fixed assets account is incorrectly totaled and understated by 600, and the rent account is incorrectly totaled and overstated by 600, then which type of error is this:

The correct option is C Compensating Errors This is a compensating error.

The correct option is C
Compensating Errors

This is a compensating error.