Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337272124
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 3DQ

(a)

To determine

Discuss the cause of the unusual balance of the cash account with a credit balance of $1,850, assuming that no errors have occurred during journalizing, and posting.

(b)

To determine

Identify whether the credit balance of $1,850 in the cash account is an asset, a liability, owner’s equity, revenue, or an expense.

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Financial Accounting

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