The accountant of Reliable Consulting, Inc. failed to make an adjusting entry to record $6,000 for unearned service revenues that were earned before the end of the fiscal year. Assume the company initially recorded a liability. Which of the following statements is true? A. The total liabilities will be overstated. B. The total liabilities will be understated. C. The total assets will be overstated. D. The total assets will be understated.

The accountant of Reliable Consulting, Inc. failed to make an adjusting entry to record $6,000 for unearned service revenues that were earned before the end of the fiscal year. Assume the company initially recorded a liability. Which of the following statements is true? A. The total liabilities will be overstated. B. The total liabilities will be understated. C. The total assets will be overstated. D. The total assets will be understated.

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The total liabilities will be overstated.

The total liabilities will be understated.

The total assets will be overstated.

The total assets will be understated.

Definition Definition Entries made at the end of every accounting period to precisely replicate the expenses and revenue of the current period. This is also known as end of period adjustment. It can also refer to financial reporting that corrects errors made previously in the accounting period. Every adjustment entry affects at least one real account and one nominal account.

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