Cheryl Liao is an accountant at Folding Squid Technologies.While making an adjusting entry to the general ledger,she received the following error message when she tried to save her entry,"The amounts debited and credited are not equal.Please correct and try again." This message was the result of a
A) validity check.
B) field check.
C) zero-balance check.
D) completeness test.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The error message "The amounts debited and credited are not equal" indicates that a zero-balance check has been performed. This check ensures that the total debits are equal to the total credits in an adjusting entry before it is saved.

Cheryl Liao Is an Accountant at Folding Squid Technologies