Emerson Tool plc's December 31 year-end financial statements contained the following errors. An insurance premium of £60,000

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Emerson Tool plc's December 31 year-end financial statements contained the following errors.
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2019 Ending inventory Depreciation expense £2,300 understated £9,600 understated £7,10

An insurance premium of £60,000 was prepaid in 2018 covering the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. The entire amount was charged to expense in 2018. In addition, on December 31, 2019, fully depreciated machinery was sold for £15,000 cash, but the entry was not recorded until 2020. There were no other errors during 2018 or 2019, and no corrections have been made for any of the errors. (Ignore income tax considerations.)
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a. Compute the total effect of the errors on 2019 net income.
b. Compute the total effect of the errors on the amount of Emerson's working capital at December 31, 2019.
c. Compute the total effect of the errors on the balance of Emerson's retained earnings at December 31, 2019.

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Intermediate Accounting IFRS

ISBN: 978-1119372936

3rd edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield

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