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- July 9, 2022 at 4:48 am #660194
When performing his year-end inventory count Mahmood accidentally counted goods that were in the despatch area waiting to be delivered to customers. The goods had a cost of $50000 and were despatched prior to the year-end.
What impact does this uncorrected error have on profit and assets at y/e?
Assets – Overstated or Understated
Profits – Overstated or UnderstatedAnswer my question pls. sir!
July 9, 2022 at 10:15 am #660207Please do not simply type out test questions and expect to be provided with an answer.
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July 11, 2022 at 9:00 am #660273Asset – Understated
Profit – OverstatedJuly 11, 2022 at 9:23 am #660276Assets are over-stated (because they included inventory that has already been sent out to customers).
Profit is over-stated also.
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