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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting records7707/13 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q61 Mark

Ziningi prepared a trial balance. The total of the debit column was $225750 and the total of the credit column was $225250. What could explain the difference?

ABank overdraft, $250, was recorded as a debit balance.
BInventory, $500, was included as a debit balance.
CPurchases returns, $250, were included as a credit balance.
DSales returns, $250, were included as a debit balance.

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A: Bank overdraft, $250, was recorded as a debit balance.

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Verification of accounting records, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2020 Paper 1 Variant 3, question 6.

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