An audit of an entity records for its first year of operations determined that the following errors were made at the balance sheet date. Failed to accrue 50000 interest expenses failed to record depreciation expense on office equipment of 80000 failed to amortize prepaid rent expense of 100000 failed to defer recognition of prepaid advertising expense  of 60000. The net effect of these errors was to overstate net profit by A. 130000 B. 170000 C. 230000 D. 290000

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6-An audit of an entity records for its first year of operations determined that the following errors were made at the balance sheet date. Failed to accrue 50000 interest expenses failed to record depreciation expense on office equipment of 80000 failed to amortize prepaid rent expense of 100000 failed to defer recognition of prepaid advertising expense  of 60000. The net effect of these errors was to overstate net profit by

A. 130000

B. 170000

C. 230000

D. 290000

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