The Deluxe Company sells toothbrushes. The following information has been extracted from the records of Deluxe. Jan 1: Beginning inventory = 10,000 units @ $2 each Jan 10: Buy 10,000 units @ $3 Jan 15: Sell 5,000 units @ $5 Jan 30: Buy 4,000 units @ $4 If Deluxe uses a perpetual bookkeeping system, the inventory was counted on January 31, the stock count revealed there were 15,000 units on hand but no adjustment is made to the accounting records, the financial statements will: Overstate inventory and understate net income Overstate inventory and net income Understate inventory and overstate net income Understate inventory and net income None of the other alternatives are correct

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The Deluxe Company sells toothbrushes. The following information has been extracted from the records of Deluxe.

Jan 1: Beginning inventory = 10,000 units @ $2 each
Jan 10: Buy 10,000 units @ $3
Jan 15: Sell 5,000 units @ $5
Jan 30: Buy 4,000 units @ $4

If Deluxe uses a perpetual bookkeeping system, the inventory was counted on January 31, the stock count revealed there were 15,000 units on hand but no adjustment is made to the accounting records, the financial statements will:

Overstate inventory and understate net income

Overstate inventory and net income

Understate inventory and overstate net income

Understate inventory and net income

None of the other alternatives are correct

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