Intermediate Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.19E
Error correction; inventory error
• LO20–6
During 2018, WMC Corporation discovered that its ending inventories reported on its financial statements were misstated by the following amounts:
| 2016 | understated by | $120,000 |
| 2017 | overstated by | 150,000 |
WMC uses the periodic inventory system and the FIFO cost method.
Required:
1. Determine the effect of these errors on
2. Prepare a
3. What other steps would be taken in connection with the error?
On December 12, 2018, an investment costing $80,000 was sold for $100,000. The total of the sale proceeds was credited to the investment account.
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While examining the December 31, 2018 financial statements of Sydney company, the following errors are discovered:
*Inventory on January 1 had been overstated by P30,000.
*Inventory on December 31 was understated by P60,000.
During 2018, Donna received a P120,000 cash advance from customer for merchandise to be manufactured and shipped during 2019. The amount was credited to sales revenue.
*The net income reported on the 2018 income statement before reflecting any adjustment is P3,000,000.
What is the corrected net income for the year ended December 31, 2018?
ANSWER: 2,970,000
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