Evaluate Each Inventory Error Separately and Determine Whether It Overstates

question 252

Essay

Evaluate each inventory error separately and determine whether it overstates or understates cost of goods sold and net income.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Inventory error: } & \text { Cost of goods sold is: } & \text { Net income is: } \\\hline \text { Understatement of beginning inventory } & & \\\hline \text { Understatement of ending inventory } & & \\\hline \text { Overstatement of beginning inventory } & & \\\hline \text { Overstatement of ending inventory } & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the correct period.

Unused Supplies

Items that have been bought for operational use but remain unutilized or untouched within the storage or office space.

Prepaid Items

Expenses paid in advance and recorded as assets until they are used or consumed.

Expense Accounts

Accounts used in accounting to track money spent or costs incurred in a company's operations to generate revenue, typically categorized by the nature of the expenses.