During 20Y5, the accountant discovered that the physical inventory at the end of 20Y4 had been understated by $42,750. Instead of correcting the error, however, the accountant assumed that the error would balance out (correct itself) in 20Y5. Are there any flaws in the accountant’s assumption? Explain.

During 20Y5, the accountant discovered that the physical inventory at the end of 20Y4 had been understated by $42,750. Instead of correcting the error, however, the accountant assumed that the error would balance out (correct itself) in 20Y5. Are there any flaws in the accountant’s assumption? Explain.

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Principles of Accounting Volume 1

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Chapter10: Inventory

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Problem 14EA: If Wakowski Companys ending inventory was actually $86,000 but was adjusted at year end to a balance...

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2. Gabriela Company’s auditor discovered that the company inadvertently overstated ending Inventory for the prior year. If the error is not corrected, what effect will the error have on the following financial statement items for both the prior year and the current year? Indicate in each box a “+" (plus) if the item is overstated, a “-“ (minus) if the item is understated, and a “N/A" if there is no effect on the item. Prior Year Current Year Effect on Income Statement Goods Available for Sale Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit Net Income Effect on Balance Sheet Inventory on 12/31 Retained Earnings
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Which of the following statements on inventory valuation errors is false? a. Over a two-year period, misstatements of ending inventory will balance themselves out. b. An overstatement of ending inventory overstates net income. c. An understatement in net income is the result of an overstatement in cost of goods sold. d. An overstatement of cost of goods sold overstates ending inventory.
Ann M. Martin Company makes the following errors during the current year. (Evaluate each case independently and assume ending inventory in the following year is correctly stated.) 1. Ending inventory is overstated, but purchases and related accounts payable are recorded correctly. 2. Both ending inventory and purchases and related accounts payable are understated. (Assume this purchase was recorded and paid for in the following year.) 3. Ending inventory is correct, but a purchase on account was not recorded. (Assume this purchase was recorded and paid for in the following year.) Instructions Indicate the effect of each of these errors on working capital, current ratio (assume that the current ratio is greater than 1), retained earnings, and net income for the current year and the subsequent year.
Which of the following should not be reported retroactively? Use of an unacceptable accounting principle, then changing to an acceptable accounting principle. Correction of an overstatement of ending inventory made two years ago. Use of an unrealistic accounting estimate, then changing to a realistic estimate. Change from a good faith but erroncous estimate to a new estimate.
A 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.
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