Inventory errors
• LO9–7
In 2018, the controller of Sytec Corporation discovered that $42,000 of inventory purchases were incorrectly charged to advertising expense in 2017. In addition, the 2017 year-end inventory count failed to include $30,000 of company merchandise held on consignment by Erin Brothers. Sytec uses a periodic inventory system. Other than the omission of the merchandise on consignment, the year-end inventory count was correct. The amounts of the errors are deemed to be material.
Required:
1. Determine the effect of the errors on
2. Prepare a
3. What other step(s) would be taken in connection with the correction of the errors?
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Intermediate Accounting
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