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Assume that the accountant neglected to analyze the company's accounts and did not prepare any adjusting entries at the end of the year.The adjusting entries that should have been made are described in the table below.
Required:
For each overlooked adjusting entry,indicate how each error impacted the amounts of total assets,total liabilities,and total stockholders' equity that were reported on the balance sheet and the amount of net income reported on the income statement.
Assume that the accountant neglected to analyze the company's accounts and did not prepare any adjusting entries at the end of the year.The adjusting entries that should have been made are described in the table below. Required: For each overlooked adjusting entry,indicate how each error impacted the amounts of total assets,total liabilities,and total stockholders' equity that were reported on the balance sheet and the amount of net income reported on the income statement.


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