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Purchases book overcast by Rs 10,000 and sales returns book undercast by Rs 10,000 form:
AA one-sided error
BCompensating errors
CErrors of principle
DComplete omission
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Compensating errors
Both accounts are debited, one in excess and one short by the same amount, so their effects cancel.
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