Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
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ISBN: 9781260310177
Author: Mark W. Nelson, Wayne B. Thomas J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.13Q
To determine
Merchandise Inventory
The goods that are acquired by the middlemen from the owner of the goods with the motive of selling the goods to the third parties are called the merchandise inventory.
To identify: The effect of net income for the year 2018 for the error that is not discovered in the year ended 2017.
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If merchandise inventory is understated at the end of 2015, and the error is not discovered, how will net income be affected in 2016?
If ending inventory is overstated in the current fiscal year, what effect will this have on net income for the next fiscal year?
a.Net income would be understated.
b.Net income would only be affected in the current fiscal year, and it would be understated.
c.There would be no effect on net income.
d.Net income would be overstated.
what is the net effect of the errors in the 2018 net income?
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