What is the error in total net profit for the combined


Assignment

Doubletree Company's financial statements show the following. The company recently discovered that in making physical counts of inventory, it had made the following errors: Inventory on December 31, 2010, is understated by $54,000, and inventory on December 31, 2011, is overstated by $24,000.

  For Year Ended December 31

2010

2011

2012

  (a)

  Cost of goods sold

$

729,000  

$

959,000  

$

794,000  

  (b)

  Net profit

 

272,000  

 

279,000  

 

254,000  

  (c)

  Total current assets

 

1,251,000  

 

1,364,000  

 

1,234,000  

  (d)

  Total equity

 

1,391,000  

 

1,584,000  

 

1,249,000  

Required:

1. For each key financial statement figure-(a), (b), (c), and (d) above-prepare a table to show the adjustments necessary to correct the reported amounts.

(a)

  Cost of goods sold:

 

2010

2011

2012

  Reported amount

 

$

$

$

  Adjustments for:

12/31/2010 error




 

12/31/2011 error




 

 




  Corrected amount

 

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

  Cost of goods sold:

 

2010

2011

2012

  Reported amount

 

$

$

$

  Adjustments for:

12/31/2010 error




 

12/31/2011 error




 

 




  Corrected amount

 

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

  Total current assets

 

2010

2011

2012

  Reported amount

 

$

$

$

  Adjustments for:

12/31/2010 error




 

12/31/2011 error




 

 




  Corrected amount

 

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

  Equity:

 

2010

2011

2012

  Reported amount

 

$

$

$

  Adjustments for:

12/31/2010 error




 

12/31/2011 error




 

 




  Corrected amount

 

$

$

$

 

 




2. What is the error in total net profit for the combined three-year period resulting from the inventory errors? Explain.

Solution Preview :

Prepared by a verified Expert
Financial Accounting: What is the error in total net profit for the combined
Reference No:- TGS02296955

Now Priced at $25 (50% Discount)

Recommended (93%)

Rated (4.5/5)