Which of the following will disturb the balancing of the trial balance?

Entering an acquisition of an asset, on credit terms, in the purchases day book.

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Posting to an asset account instead of an expenditure account.

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Entering a wrong amount in a book of prime entry.

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Error in adding up a book of prime entry.

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Solution

The correct option is B Error in adding up a book of prime entry.
Trial balance will disagree when there is a one sided error. If any error is done in adding up a book of prime entry, trial balance will not be tallied.

In the first three cases, these are double sided error, hence there will be no affect on trial balance.

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