The following information was taken from the records of Taylor Enterprises:   Beginning Inventory                                                               $60,000           $50,000 Cost of Goods Purchased                                                       420,000           400,000           Cost of Goods Available for Sale                                           480,000           450,000 Ending Inventory                                                                    55,000             60,000             Cost of Goods Sold                                                                $425,000         $390,000           The following two errors were made in the physical inventory counts: 2015 ending inventory was understated by $7,000 2016 ending inventory was overstated by $3, 000 Compute the correct cost of goods sold for both 2015 and 2016.

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Exercises 6-5A

Errors in Inventory Counts

The following information was taken from the records of Taylor Enterprises:

 

Beginning Inventory                                                               $60,000           $50,000

Cost of Goods Purchased                                                       420,000           400,000          

Cost of Goods Available for Sale                                           480,000           450,000

Ending Inventory                                                                    55,000             60,000            

Cost of Goods Sold                                                                $425,000         $390,000        

 

The following two errors were made in the physical inventory counts:

  1. 2015 ending inventory was understated by $7,000
  2. 2016 ending inventory was overstated by $3, 000

Compute the correct cost of goods sold for both 2015 and 2016.

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