Give the entry to bring the books of the company up to date


Question - Liberty Company reported net incomes for a three-year period as follows:

2012, $275,000;     

2013, $296,000;     

2014, $270,000.

In reviewing the accounts in 2015 after the books for the prior year have been closed, you find that the following errors have been made in summarizing activities:

                                                                           2012           2013              2014   

Overstatement of ending inventory                         $69,000       $63,000        $36,000

Understatement of accrued advertising/g expense    8,500          12,000          9,500

Instructions -

(a) Determine corrected net incomes for 2012, 2013, and 2014.

(b) Give the entry to bring the books of the company up to date in 2015, assuming that the books have been closed for 2014.

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