jenny has recorded the following journal entry: Dr Purchase $1500 Cr Stationery $1500
what is the correct narrative for jenny’s journal entry? A. being cash purchase of Stationery B. being credit purchase of Stationery C. Being correction of error- purchase originally recorded as stationery D. Being correction of error- Stationery originally recorded as purchase.
The given ans is c. But, i think c and d can be correct ans. Please let me know why d is incorrect.
The correct answer is C. We are presumably increasing the expenses called Purchases and decreasing the expense called Stationery.
With respect to D, if stationery had been recorded as a purchasae, the correcting entry would be to increase stationery and decrease purchases ie Cr Purchases, Dr Stationery.