Question: Problem 1 Show how the following independent errors will affect Year 3 income before income tax on the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet (

Problem 1 Show how the following independent errors will affect Year 3 income before income tax on the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet (Assets, Liabilities, and Shareholders Equity). Use OVER for overstated, UNDER for understated, and NE for no effect. Include the dollar amount of any misstatement. The company uses the periodic inventory method. Ignore income taxes. Year 3 Assets Liabilities Shareholders Equity Net Income
EXAMPLE-The accountant failed to accrue $1,800 of wages payable at 12/31/Year 3.(Assets) NE(Liabilities 1,800Understated)(Shareholders Equity $1,800 Overstated)( Net Income$1,800 Overstated)
1. The company overstated Year 3 depreciation expense by $3,000.
2. A January 1, Year 3 purchase of equipment for $30,000 in cash (useful life of 5 years, no salvage value) was erroneously charged to maintenance expense in Year 3. A 12/15/Year 3 sale of land for $49,000 was not recorded until 1/17/Year 4. The land had a cost of $35,000.
4. The company prepaid rent for 12 months on 10/1/Year 3 and debited prepaid insurance for $24,000. No adjusting entry was made at Year 3 year-end.
5. Travel advances of $1,900 given to sales personnel in Year 3 for Year 4 travel were recorded as selling expense.
6. The company wrote off a $3,200 account receivable by debiting Bad Debt Expense and crediting Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
7. The company purchased a machine for $24,000 at the beginning of Year 1. It has a useful life of 6 years and $0 expected salvage value. It was sold on 1/1/Year 3 for $15,000 but no journal entry was recorded.
8.The company declared and paid dividends on its common stock totaling $125,000. The accountant on the date of declaration debited Dividend Expense and credited Dividends Payable.

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