Assume That During the Physical Count of the Inventory of a Large

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Essay

Assume that during the physical count of the inventory of a large corporation for this year,$900,000 of merchandise was counted twice.The error was not detected,and the financial statements were prepared.Identify the individual statements that would be affected and explain the effect the count error would have on each.(Omit income tax consideration.)

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Definitions:

Total Fixed Cost

The overall amount of costs that are unaffected by production volume or output.

Average Total Cost

the total cost of production divided by the number of units produced, representing the cost per unit.

Fixed Cost

Fixed costs are those that stay the same, unaffected by the volume of production or sales, and cover charges like rent, salaries, and insurance fees.

Total Variable Cost

The sum of all costs that vary with the level of output, such as raw materials and labor expenses, for a given period.