12) The following inventory data are from the records of Hobo Widget Company:
Beginning inventory
$100,000
Ending inventory
$70,000
Cost of goods sold
$230,000
A physical inventory count revealed that the inventory was actually $75,000. If this error were not corrected, what effect would it have on the income statements for this fiscal year and the following fiscal year?
13) Records for the Short Company showed the following at the end of the year:
$10,000
30,000
80,000
A physical inventory was taken and showed that the ending inventory was actually $29,000.
Required:Put an X in the appropriate box to show the effect the error will have on the following financial statement line items for the year if Short Company fails to correct it:
Overstated
Understated
Correct
1
Current assets
2
Current liabilities
3
4
Gross profit
5
Income taxes
6
Retained earnings
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