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How would the following errors affect the account balances and the basic accounting equation, Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity? How do the misstatements affect income?
o The purchase of a truck is recorded as an expense instead of an asset.
o A cash payment on accounts receivable is received but not recorded.
o Fictitious sales on account are recorded.
o A clerk misreads a handwritten invoice for repairs and records it as $1,500 instead of $1,800.
o Payment is received on December 31 for the next three months' rent and is recorded as revenue.
o The purchase of a truck is recorded as an expense instead of an asset.
o A cash payment on accounts receivable is received but not recorded.
o Fictitious sales on account are recorded.
o A clerk misreads a handwritten invoice for repairs and records it as $1,500 instead of $1,800.
o Payment is received on December 31 for the next three months' rent and is recorded as revenue.
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