Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133866292
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 7QC
At December 31, 2016, Stevenson Company overstated ending inventory by $36,000. How does this error affect cost of goods sold and net income for 2016?
a. Overstates cost of goods sold and understates net income
b. Understates cost of goods sold and overstates net income
c. Leaves both cost of goods so ld and net income correct because the errors cancel each other
d. Overstates both cost of goods sold and net income
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
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