Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Correction of errors

Correction of errors — practice question

Miguel’s cash book showed a debit bank balance of $4220. He later found the following mistakes. 1 A cheque for $200, used to buy office equipment, had been entered wrongly in the office expenses account. 2 Bank charges of $30 had been entered in the cash book as $70. What effect did these mistakes have on his statement of financial position?

  • Anon-current assets (cost) overstated by $200; current assets no effect
  • Bnon-current assets (cost) understated by $200; current assets no effect
  • Cnon-current assets (cost) understated by $200; current assets overstated by $30
  • Dnon-current assets (cost) understated by $200; current assets understated by $40

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