Errors Occasionally Occur When Physically Counting Inventory Items on Hand

question 91

Essay

Errors occasionally occur when physically counting inventory items on hand. Identify the financial statement effects of an overstatement of the ending inventory in the current period. If the error is not corrected how does it affect the financial statements for the following year?

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