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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting records7707/11 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q121 Mark

Which is an example of a compensating error?

Apayment for motor vehicle repairs is debited to the motor vehicles account.
Bpurchase of goods from C Jones is credited to the account of C Johns.
Csale of goods, $65, to A Aziz is entered in the books as $56.
DThe wages account is undercast by $100 and the rent account is overcast by $100.

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D: The wages account is undercast by $100 and the rent account is overcast by $100.

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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 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 12.

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