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Question
State the account/s affected in the following error:
Goods purchased on credit from Saranya for ₹ 150 was posted to the debit side of her account.
Solution
Purchases from Saranya should have been posted to the credit of Saranya’s A/c, but it has been debited. Hence, credit Saranya’s A/c with double the amount i.e., Rs. 300.
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