Which of the following errors would cause the debit side of a trial balance to be larger than the credit side?
A)Revenue earned on account was recorded with a debit to Cash and a credit to Revenue.
B)Purchase of supplies on account was recorded with a credit to Supplies and a debit to Accounts Payable.
C)Land purchased with cash was recorded with a debit to the Land account and a credit to Accounts Payable.
D)None of these answer choices would cause the debit side of the trial balance to be larger than the credit side.

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Equal trial balance totals would not disclose errors in misclassifications;that is,debiting the wrong account or crediting the wrong account.Even though the balances in the individual accounts would be incorrect as a result of each of the errors described,the totals in the trial balance would be in balance.

Which of the Following Errors Would Cause the Debit Side