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Q.Classify each of the following errors as (A) disclosed by the Trial Balance (causes disagreement) or (B) not disclosed by the Trial Balance (Trial Balance still agrees):

(i) Sales of ₹8,000 to Mahesh completely omitted from the books.
(ii) Wages A/c debited ₹5,000, but Cash A/c credited only ₹500.
(iii) Purchase of a computer for ₹45,000 wrongly debited to Office Expenses A/c.
(iv) Discount allowed ₹200 was correctly debited, but Discount Allowed A/c was totalled ₹20 short.
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  1. Sales of ₹8,000 to Mahesh completely omitted. Neither a debit nor a credit was recorded anywhere — this is an Error of Omission. Since nothing was posted on either side, the Trial Balance totals are unaffected and still agree → (B) Not disclosed.
  2. Wages A/c debited ₹5,000, Cash A/c credited only ₹500. The debit (₹5,000) and credit (₹500) for what should have been the same transaction are unequal — this directly creates a ₹4,500 mismatch between the total debit and total credit columns → (A) Disclosed (the Trial Balance will not agree).
  3. Computer purchase ₹45,000 wrongly debited to Office Expenses A/c instead of a Computer/Asset A/c. This is an Error of Principle (a capital item treated as revenue expenditure) — but the amount debited (₹45,000, just to the wrong account) still equals whatever was credited (presumably Cash/Bank ₹45,000), so total debits still equal total credits overall → (B) Not disclosed. …

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