Coombs, Inc

question 14

Multiple Choice

Coombs, Inc. is a calendar-year corporation whose financial statements for 2010 and 2011 included errors as follows:

Assume that purchases were recorded correctly and that no correcting entries were made at December 31, 2010, or December 31, 2011. Ignoring income taxes, by how much should Coombs's retained earnings be retroactively adjusted at January 1, 2012?

• A) $27,000 increase
• B) $27,000 decrease
• C) $7,000 decrease
• D) $3,000 decrease

Comprehend the role of retained earnings in the trial balance and how it represents the beginning period balance.

Grasp the sequential steps of the recording process, starting with the transaction entry into the general journal.

Analyze transactions in terms of their effects on accounts for accurate journal recording.

Recognize the chronological nature of the journal as a transaction record.

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Definitions:

Prejudice

An opinion or judgment formed in advance about an individual or object without logical grounds or firsthand experience.

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Robber's Cave Experiment

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