Question

Check#
305
Cash
Cash
1076
Date
8/3
8/6
8/7
8/9
To/From
Employment, LLC
ATM
Birthday money
Local Grocery Store
Withdrawal

$100

$300
Deposit
$2,000

$200

Balance
$1,000
$3,000
$3,100
$3,300
$3,000
You review your check register and suspect you have made a mistake. On which date did you first update the balance incorrectly?
A. 8/3
B. 8/7
C. 8/9
D. 8/6

Answer 1

To determine the date on which the balance was first updated incorrectly, let's analyze the transactions and balance updates step by step.

Here are the transactions with their impacts on the balance:

1. **8/3**: Withdrawal of $100
- Starting Balance: $1,000
- New Balance: $1,000 - $100 = $900 (This balance is incorrectly stated in the table, which shows $1,000 instead of $900.)

2. **8/6**: Deposit of $2,000
- Starting Balance: $900
- New Balance: $900 + $2,000 = $2,900 (This balance is incorrectly stated in the table, which shows $3,000 instead of $2,900.)

3. **8/7**: Withdrawal of $300
- Starting Balance: $2,900
- New Balance: $2,900 - $300 = $2,600 (This balance is incorrectly stated in the table, which shows $3,100 instead of $2,600.)

4. **8/9**: Withdrawal of $200
- Starting Balance: $2,600
- New Balance: $2,600 - $200 = $2,400 (This balance is incorrectly stated in the table, which shows $3,300 instead of $2,400.)

Based on this analysis, the first date where the balance was incorrectly updated is on **8/3**, because the reported balance did not reflect the withdrawal made on that date.

Therefore, the correct answer is **A. 8/3**.