College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
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Chapter 13, Problem 1MC
An understatement of ending inventory in the year 20-1 will cause the owner’s equity account at the end of the year 20-2, assuming no other errors, to be
- (a) understated.
- (b) correctly stated.
- (c) overstated.
- (d) none of the above.
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An understatement of ending inventory in the year 20-1 will cause netincome to be overstated in the year 20-2, assuming no other errors. (True/False)
An understatement of the ending inventory in Year 1, if not corrected, will cause which of the following?
Group of answer choices
A)The year 1 net income to be understated and Year 2 net income will be unaffected.
B)The year 1 net income to be overstated and Year 2 net income to be overstated.
C)The year 1 net income to be overstated and Year 2 net income will be correct.
d)The year 1 net income to be overstated and Year 2 net income to be understated.
e)None of the above
Explain why errors in the valuation of inventory at the endof the year are sometimes called “counterbalancing” or“self-correcting.”
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College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
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