Chapter 07 – Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory
123. Redford Company hired a new store manager in October 2011, who determined the
ending inventory on December 31, 2011, to be $50,000. In March, 2012 the company
discovered that the December 31, 2011 ending inventory should have been $58,000. The
December 31, 2012, inventory was correct. Ignore income taxes.
Complete the following table to show the effects of the inventory error on the four amounts
listed. Give the amount of the discrepancy and indicate whether it was overstated (O),
understated (U), or had no effect (N).