Classify the following errors: (i) Credit sale of ₹1,500 to Piyush was correctly recorded in sales book but not posted to Piyush’s Account. (ii) Purchases book was undercast by ₹100.
(i) Errors of omission (ii) Errors of commission
The correct answer is option 4. The first error (not posting the sale to Piyush’s account) is an error of omission, as the transaction was omitted from the ledger. The second error (undercasting the purchases book) is an error of commission because the figure was incorrectly recorded in the book, though the transaction was still entered. These errors fit the classification of omission and commission, respectively.
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