Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Sylvester has a bird shop that sells canaries. Sylvester maintains accurate records on the number of birds purchased from its suppliers and the number sold to customers. The records show the following purchases and sales during 2021. Cost per Unit $ 28 Date Transactions Beginning inventory Purchase Purchase Purchase Units Total Cost January 1 April 14 August 22 October 29 $1,036 2,040 3,776 2,822 37 68 30 118 32 83 34 306 $9,674 Jan. 1-Dec. 31 Sales ($48 each) 272 Sylvester uses a periodic inventory system and believes there are 34 birds remaining in ending inventory. However, Sylvester neglects to make a final inventory count at the end of the year. An employee accidentally left one of the cages open one night and 10 birds flew away, leaving only 24 birds in ending inventory. Sylvester is not aware of the lost canaries 3. What effect will the inventory error have on reported amounts for (a) ending inventory, (b) retained earnings, (c) cost of goods sold, and (d) net income (ignoring tax effects) in 2021? 2021 (a) Ending inventory (b) Retained earnings (c) Cost of goods sold (d) Net income
Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Sylvester has a bird shop that sells canaries. Sylvester maintains accurate records on the number of birds purchased from its suppliers and the number sold to customers. The records show the following purchases and sales during 2021. Cost per Unit $ 28 Date Transactions Beginning inventory Purchase Purchase Purchase Units Total Cost January 1 April 14 August 22 October 29 $1,036 2,040 3,776 2,822 37 68 30 118 32 83 34 306 $9,674 Jan. 1-Dec. 31 Sales ($48 each) 272 Sylvester uses a periodic inventory system and believes there are 34 birds remaining in ending inventory. However, Sylvester neglects to make a final inventory count at the end of the year. An employee accidentally left one of the cages open one night and 10 birds flew away, leaving only 24 birds in ending inventory. Sylvester is not aware of the lost canaries 3. What effect will the inventory error have on reported amounts for (a) ending inventory, (b) retained earnings, (c) cost of goods sold, and (d) net income (ignoring tax effects) in 2021? 2021 (a) Ending inventory (b) Retained earnings (c) Cost of goods sold (d) Net income
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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Sylvester has a bird shop that sells canaries. Sylvester maintains accurate records on the number of birds purchased from
its suppliers and the number sold to customers. The records show the following purchases and sales during 2021.
Cost per
Unit
Date
Transactions
Units
Total Cost
Beginning inventory
Purchase
$ 28
$1,036
January 1
April 14
August 22
October 29
37
2,040
3,776
2,822
68
30
Purchase
Purchase
118
32
83
34
306
$9,674
Jan. 1-Dec. 31
Sales ($48 each)
272
Sylvester uses a periodic inventory system and believes there are 34 birds remaining in ending inventory. However,
Sylvester neglects to make a final inventory count at the end of the year. An employee accidentally left one of the cages
open one night and 10 birds flew away, leaving only 24 birds in ending inventory. Sylvester is not aware of the lost
canaries
3. What effect will the inventory error have on
and (d) net income (ignoring tax effects) in 2021?
ounts for (a)
(b) retained earnings, (c) cost of goods sold,
2021
(a) Ending inventory
(b) Retained earnings
(c) Cost of goods sold
(d) Net income
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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Sylvester has a bird shop that sells canaries. Sylvester maintains accurate records on the number of birds purchased from
its suppliers and the number sold to customers. The records show the following purchases and sales during 2021.
Cost per
Unit
Date
Transactions
Units
Total Cost
Beginning inventory
Purchase
$ 28
$1,036
January 1
April 14
August 22
October 29
37
2,040
3,776
2,822
68
30
Purchase
Purchase
118
32
83
34
306
$9,674
Jan. 1-Dec. 31
Sales ($48 each)
272
Sylvester uses a periodic inventory system and believes there are 34 birds remaining in ending inventory. However,
Sylvester neglects to make a final inventory count at the end of the year. An employee accidentally left one of the cages
open one night and 10 birds flew away, leaving only 24 birds in ending inventory. Sylvester is not aware of the lost
canaries
3. What effect will the inventory error have on
and (d) net income (ignoring tax effects) in 2021?
ounts for (a)
(b) retained earnings, (c) cost of goods sold,
2021
(a) Ending inventory
(b) Retained earnings
(c) Cost of goods sold
(d) Net income
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