Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.15P
Inventory errors
• LO9–7
You have been hired as the new controller for the Ralston Company. Shortly after joining the company in 2018, you discover the following errors related to the 2016 and 2017 financial statements:
- a. Inventory at December 31, 2016, was understated by $6,000.
- b. Inventory at December 31, 2017, was overstated by $9,000.
- c. On December 31, 2017, inventory was purchased for $3,000. The company did not record the purchase until the inventory was paid for early in 2018. At that time, the purchase was recorded by a debit to purchases and a credit to cash.
The company uses a periodic inventory system.
Required:
- 1. Assuming that the errors were discovered after the 2017 financial statements were issued, analyze the effect of the errors on 2017 and 2016 cost of goods sold, net income, and
retained earnings . (Ignore income taxes.) - 2. Prepare a
journal entry to correct the errors. - 3. What other step(s) would be taken in connection with the errors?
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