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Joseph Co. began operations on January 1, 2014. Financial statements for 2014 and 2015 contained the following errors: Joseph Co. began operations on January 1, 2014. Financial statements for 2014 and 2015 contained the following errors:   In addition, on December 26, 2015 fully depreciated equipment was sold for $48,000, but the sale was not recorded until 2016. No corrections have been made for any of the errors. InstructionsIgnoring income taxes, show your calculation of the total effect of the errors on 2015 net income. In addition, on December 26, 2015 fully depreciated equipment was sold for $48,000, but the sale was not recorded until 2016. No corrections have been made for any of the errors.
InstructionsIgnoring income taxes, show your calculation of the total effect of the errors on 2015 net income.


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Compound Return

The rate of return on an investment over a specified period, taking into account the effect of compounding, where the investment's earnings, from either capital gains or interest, are reinvested to generate additional earnings over time.

Geometric Average

A method of calculating the average rate of return of a set of values by multiplying them together and taking the nth root, where n is the number of values.

Efficient Capital Market

A market in which securities' prices fully reflect all available information, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns without taking additional risks.

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