Use This Information to Answer the Following Question

question 28

Multiple Choice

Use this information to answer the following question. In addition,beginning merchandise inventory was $44,000 and ending merchandise inventory was $28,000.
If beginning and ending merchandise inventories were ignored in computing net income,then net income would be

• A) understated by $44,000.
• B) overstated by $16,000.
• C) understated by $28,000.
• D) understated by $16,000.

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