During the Taking of Its Physical Inventory on December 31

question 174

Multiple Choice

During the taking of its physical inventory on December 31, Barry's Bike Shop incorrectly counted its inventory as $350,000 instead of the correct amount of $280,000. The effect on the balance sheet and income statement would be

• A) assets overstated by $70,000; retained earnings understated by $70,000; and net income statement understated by $70,000
• B) assets overstated by $70,000; retained earnings understated by $70,000; and no effect on the income statement
• C) assets, retained earnings, and net income all overstated by $70,000
• D) assets and retained earnings overstated by $70,000 and net income understated by $70,000

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Definitions:

Oceanic Ridge

Underwater mountain systems formed by plate tectonics, consisting of continuous volcanic mountain chains in the ocean.

Trench

A narrow, steep-sided, elongate depression of the deep seafloor, formed by bending down of a subducting oceanic plate at a convergent plate boundary; includes the deepest parts of the ocean.

Trench Rollback

Process by which a dense oceanic plate subducts into the asthenosphere, sinks, and tends to bend or roll away from the island arc.

Back-arc Rifting

A geological process occurring behind a volcanic arc, involving the stretching and cracking of the Earth's crust, leading to the formation of a new ocean basin.