A cash sale of 100 is debited to Sales and credited to Cash. What error is this?
AError of commission
BError of omission
CError of principle
DError of reversal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Error of reversal
The amounts are right but the debit and credit sides are swapped, which is an error of reversal.
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