Question

A journal entry for a $75 payment for Rent expense was posted as a debit to Salary expense and a credit to Cash. This error will cause which of the following conditions on the trial balance?

A. The sum of the credits will equal the sum of the debits.

B. The sum of the debits will exceed the sum of the credits by $75.

C. The sum of the credits will exceed the sum of the debits by $150.

D. The sum of the debits will exceed the sum of the credits by $150.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is a). The sum of the debits will equal the sum of the credits.

Explanation: When a journal entry is posted as same amount to both the debit and credit it balances up in the trial balance.

In the same vein, irrespective of the error in the ledger raised and posted in the trial balance, the sum will be equal on both the debit side and the credit side.