A Company Uses the Periodic Inventory Method and the Beginning

question 86

Short Answer

A company uses the periodic inventory method and the beginning inventory is overstated by $7,000 because the ending inventory in the previous period was overstated by $7,000. The amounts reflected in the current end of the period balance sheet are

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

Log entries drafted at the final phase of a financial period to attribute income and expenses to the period in which they were truly incurred.

Reversing Entries

Entries recorded at the start of a new accounting cycle to negate or reverse adjustments that were documented at the conclusion of the preceding period.

Payment

The act of transferring money or value from one party to another as a form of settlement for goods, services, or obligations.

Unearned Fees

Revenue received by a company for services yet to be performed, recognized as a liability until the services are provided.