The accountant of Residential Architectural Services failed to make an adjusting entry to record $7,000 of depreciation expense.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) The total liabilities will be overstated.
B) The equity will be understated.
C) The total assets will be overstated.
D) The total assets will be understated.

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Failing to record depreciation expense results in not reducing the book value of the asset by the depreciation amount. Therefore, the total assets on the balance sheet will be overstated because the expense that should have reduced the asset's value was not recorded.

The Accountant of Residential Architectural Services Failed to Make an Adjusting