Accounting (Text Only)
Accounting (Text Only)
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.19EX

Error in inventory

During 2016, the accountant discovered that the physical inventory at the end of 2015 had been understated by $42,750. Instead of correcting the error, however, the accountant assumed that the error would balance out (correct itself) in 2016.

Are there any flaws in the accountant’s assumption? Explain.

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