Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260158762
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 5, Problem 20QS
In taking a physical inventory at the end of the year 1. Grant Company forgot to count certain units. Explain how this error affects the following: (a) year 1 cost of goods sold, (b) year 1 gross profit, (c) year 1 net income, (d) year 2 net income, (e) the combined two-year income, and (f) income for years after year 2.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
The inventory at the end of the year was understatedby $14,750. (a) Did the error cause an overstatementor an understatement of the gross profit forthe year? (b) Which items on the balance sheet atthe end of the year were overstated or understatedas a result of the error?
In taking a physical inventory at the end of Year 1, Grant Company forgot to count certain units and understated ending inventory by $17,500. Determine how this error effects each of the following.
Year 1 cost of goods sold.
Year 1 net income.
Year 2 cost of goods sold.
Year 2 net income.
What are the effects (UNDERSTATED, OVERSTATED, NO EFFECT AT ALL) of these inventory errors on (a) the current year's ASSET, LIABILITY, OWNERS EQUITY, COST OF GOODS SOLD, NET INCOME, and (b) the subsequent year's ASSET, LIABILITY, OWNERS EQUITY, COST OF GOODS SOLD, NET INCOME?
Error 1. Understatement of ending inventory and understatement of purchases, but the purchase was recorded the next year.
Current Year:
ASSET - LIABILITY - OWNERS EQUITY - COST OF GOODS SOLD - NET INCOME -
Subsequent Year:
ASSET - LIABILITY - OWNERS EQUITY - COST OF GOODS SOLD - NET INCOME -
Error 2. Sales of the current year recorded in the following year (corresponding goods were properly excluded from ending inventory of the current year)
Current Year:
ASSET - LIABILITY - OWNERS EQUITY - COST OF GOODS SOLD - NET INCOME -
Subsequent Year:
ASSET - LIABILITY - OWNERS EQUITY - COST OF GOODS SOLD - NET INCOME -
Include some simple explanations. Thank you.
Chapter 5 Solutions
Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
Ch. 5 - Describe how costs flow from inventory to cost of...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2DQCh. 5 - Prob. 3DQCh. 5 - If inventory errors are said to correct...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5DQCh. 5 - Prob. 6DQCh. 5 - Prob. 7DQCh. 5 - When preparing interim financial statements, what...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9DQCh. 5 - Prob. 10DQ
Ch. 5 - Prob. 11DQCh. 5 - Refer to Samsung’s financial statements in...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1QSCh. 5 - Prob. 2QSCh. 5 - Prob. 3QSCh. 5 - Prob. 4QSCh. 5 - Prob. 6QSCh. 5 - Prob. 7QSCh. 5 - Prob. 8QSCh. 5 - Prob. 9QSCh. 5 - Prob. 10QSCh. 5 - Prob. 11QSCh. 5 - Refer to the information in QS 5-10 and assume the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 13QSCh. 5 - Prob. 14QSCh. 5 - Prob. 15QSCh. 5 - Prob. 16QSCh. 5 - Prob. 17QSCh. 5 - Identify the inventory costing method best...Ch. 5 - Prob. 19QSCh. 5 - In taking a physical inventory at the end of the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 21QSCh. 5 - Confucious Bookstore’s inventory is destroyed by a...Ch. 5 - Answer each of the following questions related to...Ch. 5 - Prob. 24QSCh. 5 - Prob. 1ECh. 5 - Prob. 2ECh. 5 - Laker Company reported following January purchases...Ch. 5 - Prob. 7ECh. 5 - Prob. 8ECh. 5 - Prob. 9ECh. 5 - Prob. 10ECh. 5 - Prob. 11ECh. 5 - Prob. 12ECh. 5 - Prob. 13ECh. 5 - Prob. 14ECh. 5 - Prob. 15ECh. 5 - Prob. 16ECh. 5 - Prob. 17ECh. 5 - Tree seedlins has the following current-year...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1PSACh. 5 - Prob. 2PSACh. 5 - Prob. 3PSACh. 5 - Prob. 5PSACh. 5 - Prob. 6PSACh. 5 - Prob. 7PSACh. 5 - QP Corp. sold 4,000 units of its product at $50...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9PSACh. 5 - Prob. 10PSACh. 5 - Prob. 1PSBCh. 5 - Prob. 2PSBCh. 5 - Prob. 3PSBCh. 5 - Prob. 4PSBCh. 5 - Prob. 5PSBCh. 5 - Hallam Company’s financial statements show the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 7PSBCh. 5 - Shepard Company sold 4,000 units of its product at...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9PSBCh. 5 - Prob. 10PSBCh. 5 - Santana Rey of Business solutions is evaluating...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.2SPCh. 5 - Prob. 1FSACh. 5 - Prob. 2FSACh. 5 - Prob. 3FSACh. 5 - Golf Challenge Corp. is a retail sports store...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2BTNCh. 5 - Prob. 5BTN
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Indicate the effect of each of the following errors on the following balance sheet and income statement items for the current and succeeding years: beginning inventory, ending inventory, accounts payable, retained earnings, purchases, cost of goods sold, net income, and earnings per share. a. The ending inventory is overstated. b. Merchandise purchased on account and received was not recorded in the purchases account until the succeeding year although the item was included in inventory of the current year. c. Merchandise purchased on account and shipped FOB shipping point was not recorded in either the purchases account or the ending inventory. d. The ending inventory was understated as a result of the exclusion of goods sent out on consignment.arrow_forwardWhich of the following financial statements would be impacted by a current-year ending inventory error, when using a periodic inventory updating system? A. balance sheet B. income statement C. neither statement D. both statementsarrow_forwardIf Wakowski Companys ending inventory was actually $86,000 but was adjusted at year end to a balance of $68,000 in error, what would be the impact on the presentation of the balance sheet and income statement for the year that the error occurred, if any?arrow_forward
- If Barcelona Companys ending inventory was actually $122,000, but the cost of consigned goods, with a cost value of $20,000 were accidentally included with the company assets, when making the year-end inventory adjustment, what would be the impact on the presentation of the balance sheet and income statement for the year that the error occurred, if any?arrow_forwardAssuming a companys year-end inventory were overstated by $5,000, indicate the effect (overstated/understated/no effect) of the error on the following balance sheet and income statement accounts. A. Income Statement: Cost of Goods Sold B. Income Statement: Net Income C. Balance Sheet: Assets D. Balance Sheet: Liabilities E. Balance Sheet: Equityarrow_forwardCompany Edgar reported the following cost of goods sold but later realized that an error had been made in ending inventory for year 2021. The correct inventory amount for 2021 was 12,000. Once the error is corrected, (a) how much is the restated cost of goods sold for 2021? and (b) how much is the restated cost of goods sold for 2022?arrow_forward
- Assuming a companys year-end inventory were understated by $16,000, indicate the effect (overstated/understated/no effect) of the error on the following balance sheet and income statement accounts. A. Income Statement: Cost of Goods Sold B. Income Statement: Net Income C. Balance Sheet: Assets D. Balance Sheet: Liabilities E. Balance Sheet: Equityarrow_forwardBJ Company uses a periodic inventory system. If the company?'s beginning inventory in the current year is overstated, and that is the only error in the current year, then the company?'s income for the current year will be understated and assets correct. understated and assets overstated. overstated and assets overstated. understated and assets understated.arrow_forwardAssuming a company’s year-end inventory were overstated by $5,000, indicate the effect(overstated/understated/no effect) of the error on the following balance sheet and income statement accounts.A. Income Statement: Cost of Goods SoldB. Income Statement: Net IncomeC. Balance Sheet: AssetsD. Balance Sheet: LiabilitiesE. Balance Sheet: Equityarrow_forward
- What is the effect of a $51000 overstatement of last year's inventory on current years ending retained earning balance? Overstated by $51000. No effect. Understated by $51000. Need more information to determine.arrow_forwardMerchandise inventory at the end of the year is overstated. Which of the following statements correctly states the effect of the error? Da. Gross profit is understated. Ob. Owner's equity is overstated. Oc. Net income is understated. Od. Cost of merchandise sold is overstated.arrow_forwardA purchase on credit is recorded twice and not corrected during the year-end physical inventory. Which of the following statements correctly describes the impact of this error? The succeeding year income on the income statement is incorrect because beginning inventory is understated. The succeeding year purchases are understated when the prior year purchases are corrected. The current year income on the income statement is correct because purchases are overstated and ending inventory is overstated. The current year balance sheet ending inventory and accounts payable are understated.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Principles of Accounting Volume 1AccountingISBN:9781947172685Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax College
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Accounting Volume 1
Accounting
ISBN:9781947172685
Author:OpenStax
Publisher:OpenStax College
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Accounting Changes and Error Analysis: Intermediate Accounting Chapter 22; Author: Finally Learn;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2uQdN53MV4;License: Standard Youtube License