During its first and second years of operations, Explorer Company, a corporation using a periodic inventory system, made undiscovered errors in taking its year-end inventories that understated Year 1 ending inventory by $120,000 and overstated Year 2 ending inventory by $165,000. The combined effect of these errors on reported income is: Select one: A. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Understated Overstated Not affected $120,000 $45,000 ---   B. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Understated Overstated Not affected $120,000 $165,000 ---   C. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Understated Overstated Understated $120,000 $285,000 $165,000   D. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Overstated Understated Overstated $80,000 $165,000 $45,000

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During its first and second years of operations, Explorer Company, a corporation using a periodic inventory system, made undiscovered errors in taking its year-end inventories that understated Year 1 ending inventory by $120,000 and overstated Year 2 ending inventory by $165,000.

The combined effect of these errors on reported income is:
Select one:
A.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Understated
Overstated
Not affected
$120,000
$45,000
---
 
B.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Understated
Overstated
Not affected
$120,000
$165,000
---
 
C.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Understated
Overstated
Understated
$120,000
$285,000
$165,000
 
D.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Overstated
Understated
Overstated
$80,000
$165,000
$45,000
 
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