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Which of the following errors is an error of commission?

A

Sales of Rs. 1,000 was recorded in the purchase journal.

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B

Salary paid to Mohan and Vikas have been debited to their personal accounts.

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C

The total of sales journal has not been posted to the sales account.

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D

Repairs to building have been debited to building account.

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Solution

The correct option is D Repairs to building have been debited to building account.
Option D is correct answer.
Error of commission is that when there is an error in posting of an amount or there is an error in posting in the correct account.
Here repairs to building have been debited to building account which is an error of posting in wrong account.

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