Assume that the ending inventory of a merchandising firm is overstated by $40,000. Required: a. By how
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a. By how much and in what direction (overstated or understated) will the firm’s cost of goods sold be misstated?
b. If this error is not corrected, what effect will it have on the subsequent period’s operating income?
c. If this error is not corrected, what effect will it have on the total operating income of the two periods (the period in which there is an error and the subsequent period) combined?
Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula Ending Inventory Formula =...
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