Question: ( 1 ) Effective January 1 , 2 0 2 4 , the company changed its estimates used in calculating depreciation for its plant in

(1) Effective January 1,2024, the company changed its estimates used in calculating depreciation for its plant in Suffolk. The plant cost $2,550,000 on January 1,2014, and has been depreciated on a straight-line basis assuming a useful life of 50 years and a salvage value of $150,000. New evidence indicates that the salvage value will be no more than $110,000 and its useful life will be no more than 45 years.
(2) The physical inventory count on December 31,2022, improperly missed (understated) merchandise costing $80,000 that had been temporarily stored in a public warehouse. Suffolk Energy uses a periodic inventory system.
(3) In early 2024, Suffolk Energy's internal auditors discovered the correct balance of interest payable by December 31,2023, should be $34,000. Suffolk Energy incorrectly recorded $43,000 in its 2023 financial statements. Accordingly, interest expense was also incorrectly recorded as $43,000.
( 1 ) Effective January 1 , 2 0 2 4 , the company

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