Eagle Corp

question 23

Multiple Choice

Eagle Corp. is a calendar-year corporation whose financial statements for 2019 and 2020 included errors as follows: Assume that purchases were recorded correctly and that no correcting entries were made at December 31, 2019 or December 31, 2020. Ignoring income taxes, by how much should Eagle's retained earnings be retrospectively adjusted at January 1, 2021?

• A) $ 32,000 increase
• B) $ 8,000 increase
• C) $ 4,000 decrease
• D) $ 2,000 increase

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Definitions:

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded for an asset since it was put into use, representing the cumulative wear and tear or obsolescence of the asset.

Contra

Contra refers to an account that is used to reduce another account on the financial statements to its net value.

Plant Asset

Long-term tangible assets used in the operation of a business and not intended for resale, such as machinery, buildings, and vehicles.

Loss

The negative result when expenses exceed revenues during a specific period.