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Question: Antique Carpets’s books show the following data. In early 2020, auditors found that the ending merchandise inventory for 2017 was understated by \(8,000 and that theending merchandise inventory for 2019 was overstated by \)9,000. The ending merchandiseinventory at December 31, 2018, was correct.

 

2019

2018

2017

Net Sales Revenue

\(     212,000

\)    161,000

\(   170,000

Cost of Goods Sold:

 

 

 

         Beginning Merchandise Inventory

\)22,000

\(28,000

\)41,000

         Net cost of purchase

131,000

100,000

 86,000

         Cost of goods available for sale

153,000

128,000

127,000

         Less: Ending Merchandise Inventory

 34,000 

  22,000

 28,000

         Cost of goods sold

119,000

106,000 

99,000

Gross Profit

         93,000

         55,000

       71,000

Operating Expenses

   63,000

   28,000

   39,000

Net Income

\( 30,000

\) 27,000

$ 32,000

Requirements

1. Prepare corrected income statements for the three years.

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer

Correct figures for 2017, 2018, and 2019 -

 

2017

2018

2019

Opening Inventory

-

$36,000

-

Ending Inventory

$36,000

-

$25,000

COGS

$91,000

$114,000

$128,000

Gross Profit

$79,000

$47,000

$84,000

Net Income

$40,000

$19,000

$21,000


1Step-by-Step-Solution Step1: Cost of goods sold

The cost of goods sold is the direct expenses incurred in respect of materials for producing goods. It is computed by taking the opening stock and purchase of material as available inventory and adjusting it for closing stock.

2Step 2: Corrected income statement

As the ending inventory for 2017 and 2019 has been entered incorrectly, the corrected income statement would be made after adjusting for this error.

Correct Income statement

 

2019

2018

2017

Net Sales Revenue

$     212,000

$    161,000

$   170,000

Cost of Goods Sold:

 

 

 

            Beginning Merchandise Inventory

$22,000

$36,000

$41,000

         Net cost of purchase

131,000

100,000

 86,000

            Cost of goods available for sale

153,000

136,000

127,000

            Less: Ending Merchandise Inventory

 25,000 

  22,000

 36,000

            Cost of goods sold

128,000

114,000 

91,000

Gross Profit

         84,000

         47,000

       79,000

Operating Expenses

   63,000

   28,000

   39,000

Net Income

$ 21,000

$ 19,000

$ 40,000

 

3Step 3: Explanation for the above income statement

The income statement above has been corrected by making the ending inventory for 2017 correct first. This correction has made the ending inventory for 2017 amount to $36,000.  Thus the opening inventory for 2018 has also become the same.

 

The above correction led to a change in the cost of goods sold and gross profit for 2017 and 2018.

 

In 2019 the ending inventory was again corrected for overestimation. This has affected the cost of goods sold and gross profit for 2019.