Hawaii T-Shirt Company reported the following financial information for fiscal years 2019 and 2020.         Twelve months ended March 31                2019              2020 Beginning inventory                 31,000               27,000 Plus: Purchases               185,000             188,000 Goods available for sale               216,000             215,000 Less: Ending inventory                 27,000               30,000 Cost of goods sold               189,000             185,000 The company's controller just discovered that ending inventory for 2019 should have been $32,000 instead of $27,000.  Once the error is corrected what will be the restated cost of goods sold figure for 2019? Once the error is corrected what will be the restated cost of goods sold figure for 2020? . Was net income in 2019 overstated, understated or not affected by the inventory error? Was net income in 2020 overstated, understated or not affected by the inventory error?

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Hawaii T-Shirt Company reported the following financial information for fiscal years 2019 and 2020. 

       Twelve months ended March 31
               2019              2020
Beginning inventory                 31,000               27,000
Plus: Purchases               185,000             188,000
Goods available for sale               216,000             215,000
Less: Ending inventory                 27,000               30,000
Cost of goods sold               189,000             185,000

The company's controller just discovered that ending inventory for 2019 should have been $32,000 instead of $27,000. 

  1. Once the error is corrected what will be the restated cost of goods sold figure for 2019?
  2. Once the error is corrected what will be the restated cost of goods sold figure for 2020? .
  3. Was net income in 2019 overstated, understated or not affected by the inventory error?
  4. Was net income in 2020 overstated, understated or not affected by the inventory error?
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