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A-LevelAccountingReconciliation and verification9706/12 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q81 Mark

The totals of the trial balance of a business did not agree. The following errors were discovered. 1 The wages account had been overcast by $550. 2 The sales account had been undercast by $400. 3 A credit sale of $150 had been recorded on the sales invoice as $510. After the appropriate corrections were made, the trial balance totals agreed. What was the difference between the trial balance totals before the corrections were made?

A$150
B$510
C$590
D$950

✓ Correct answer

D: $950

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Reconciliation and verification, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 8.

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