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Which of the Following Is a Method Used to Detect

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Which of the following is a method used to detect errors when the two columns of the trial balance are NOT equal?


A) Compute the difference in the columns and search the trial balance for a transposition error or a slide error if the difference is evenly divisible by 9.
B) Compute the difference in the columns, divide the difference between total debits and total credits by 2 and search for a debit shown as a credit, or vice versa.
C) Compute the difference in the columns and search for a missing account with that balance.
D) All of the above are suggested methods for detecting errors.

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