Suppose Staples Inc.'s $1.9 million cost of inventory at its fiscal year-end on January 31, 2015, was

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Suppose Staples Inc.'s $1.9 million cost of inventory at its fiscal year-end on January 31, 2015, was understated by $0.5 million.
1. Would 2015 reported gross profit of $5.2 million be overstated, understated, or correct?
What would be the correct amount of gross profit for 2015?
2. Will 2016's gross profit of $5.6 million be overstated, understated, or correct? What would be the correct amount of gross profit for 2016?
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134564142

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Walter Jr. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren, C. William Thomas, Greg Berberich, Catherine Seguin

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