GEN COMBO LOOSELEAF INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260089042
Author: J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.25E
Error correction; inventory error
• LO9–7
During 2018, WMC Corporation discovered that its ending inventories reported in its financial statements were misstated by the following material amounts:
| 2016 | understated by | $120,000 |
| 2017 | overstated by | 150,000 |
WMC uses a periodic inventory system and the FIFO cost method.
Required:
1. Determine the effect of these errors on retained earnings at January 1, 2018, before any adjustments. Explain your answer. (Ignore income taxes.)
2. Prepare a
3. What other step(s) would be taken in connection with the correction of the errors?
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Chapter 9 Solutions
GEN COMBO LOOSELEAF INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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