The Jacobson Manufacturing Company Was Started at the Beginning of the Current

question 84

Essay

The Jacobson Manufacturing Company was started at the beginning of the current year when it acquired $200,000 from its owners. During the year, the company incurred the following costs, all for cash:
The company produced 10,000 units of product and sold 8,000 units. The average selling price was $34 per unit; all sales were for cash. The accountant who prepared the firm's financial statements misclassified the selling and administrative costs as product costs.Required:
Demonstrate the impact of the error on the company's income statement and balance sheet by completing the following schedule:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Direct material costs } & \$ 80,000 \\\hline \text { Direct labor costs } & 100,000 \\\hline \text { Overhead costs } & 40,000 \\\hline \text { Selling and administrative costs } & 60,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Scenario 1: With the error } & \text { Scenario 2: Without the error } \\\hline \text { Income statement: } & & \\\hline \text { Revenue } & & \\\hline \text { Less: Cost of goods sold } & & \\\hline \text { Gross margin } & & \\\hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Less: Selling, general, and } \\\text { administrative expenses }\end{array} & & \\\hline \text { Net income } & & \\\hline & & \\\hline \text { Balance sheet: } & & \\\hline \text { Assets } & & \\\hline \text { Cash } & & \\\hline \text { Inventory } & & \\\hline \text { Total assets } & & \\\hline \text { Equity } & & \\\hline \text { Common stock } & & \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & & \\\hline \text { Total equity } & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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