Whitewash charges of building Rs. 500 have been wrongly debited to building account. It is an example of ___________.

compensating error

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error of principle

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error of omission

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error of commission

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Solution

The correct option is B error of principle
An error of principle is an accounting mistake in which an entry is recorded in the incorrect account, violating the fundamental principles of accounting. An error of principle is a procedural error, meaning that the value recorded was the correct value but placed incorrectly.

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Rectify the following errors:-

1) Purchase of Building was passed through purchases Book as Rs 65,000.
2) Wages paid for construction of building Rs 15,000 was wrongly debited to wages account.
3) Expense of installation of Machinery was debited to installation charges account Rs 55,000.
4) Brokerage paid Rs 600 for purchase of investment were debited to brokerage account.
5) Old Motor car purchased was debited to repairs account Rs 7,000.
6) Materials purchased for construction of Building was debited to purchases account Rs 9,000.

Q. Pass the necessary Journal entries to rectify the following errors:
(i) ₹ 15,000 paid as wages for the construction of office building debited to Salaries Account.
(ii) ₹ 20,000 spent on the purchases of material for the construction of building debited to Purchases Account.
(iii) ₹ 50,000 spent on the extension of building was debited to Building Repairs Account.
(iv) ₹ 25,000 spent on whitewash of a new building was charged to Building Repairs Account.
(v) ₹ 1,000 paid as installation charges for newly purchased second hand machinery posted to Cartage Account.
(vi) ₹ 10,000 paid as repairing charges on the reconditioning of a newly purchased second hand machinery debited to General Expenses Account.
(vii) ₹ 5,000 paid as repairing charges of an existing machine in use charged to Machinery Account.
(viii) ₹ 10,000 paid by cheque for a printer was charged to the Office Expense Account.

Q. Which of the following errors will affect the Trial Balance?
(i) The total of the Sales Book has not been posted to the Sales Account.
(ii) ₹ 1,000 paid as installation charges of a new machine has been debited to Repairs Account.
(iii) Goods costing ₹ 4,000 taken by the proprietor for personal use have been debited to Debtors’ Account.
(iv) ₹ 1,000 paid for repairs to building have been debited to Building Account.

Rs 1000 paid for repairs to building have been debited to Building account. Which account shall be debited while rectification?

Q. A contractor's bill for extension of premises amounting to Rs

27, 500

has been debited to Building Repairs Account. Which of the following rectification entry is correct?

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