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Chapter 22: Q18E. (page 1312)

Peter Henning Tool Company’s December 31 year-end financial statements contained the following errors.

December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018

Ending inventory \(9,600 understated \)8,100 overstated

Depreciation expense \(2,300 understated —

An insurance premium of \)66,000 was prepaid in 2017 covering the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. The entire amount was charged to expense in 2017.

In addition, on December 31, 2018, fully depreciated machinery was sold for $15,000 cash, but the entry was not recorded until 2019.

There were no other errors during 2017 or 2018, and no corrections have been made for any of the errors. (Ignore income tax considerations.)

Instructions

(a) Compute the total effect of the errors on 2018 net income.

(b) Compute the total effect of the errors on the amount of Henning’s working capital at December 31, 2018.

(c) Compute the total effect of the errors on the balance of Henning’s retained earnings at December 31, 2018.

Short Answer

Expert verified

The effect on net income is $24,700, the effect on working capital is $28,900, and the effect on retained earnings will be $26,600.

Step by step solution

01

Computation of part A

Effect on 2015 net income over (under) statement

Understatement of 2017 ending Inventory

9,600

Overstatement of 2018 ending Inventory

8,100

Expensing of insurance premium in 2017

22,000

Failure to record sale of the fully depreciated machine in 2018

-15,000

The total effect of errors on net income

24,700

02

Computation of part B

Effect on working capital over (under) statement

Overstatement of 2018 ending Inventory

-8,100

Expensing of insurance premium in 2017 (prepaid Insurance)

-22,000

Sale of fully depreciated machine unrecorded

-15,000

Total effect on working capital (understated)

-28,900

03

Computation of part C

Effect on retained earnings over (under) statement

Overstatement of 2018 ending inventory

8,100

Understatement of depreciation expense in 2017

2,300

Expensing of insurance premium in 2017

-22,000

Failure to record sale of a fully depreciated machine in 2018

-15,000

Total effect on retained earnings (understated)

-26,600

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Whittier Construction Co. had followed the practice of expensing all materials assigned to a construction job without recognizing any salvage inventory. On December 31, 2017, it was determined that salvage inventory should be valued at \(52,000. Of this amount, \)29,000 arose during the current year. How does this information affect the financial statements to be prepared at the end of 2017?

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Instructions (For both purchases, assume any excess of cost over book value is due to goodwill.)

(a) Prepare a schedule showing the income or loss before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2017, that Millay should report from its investment in Genso in its income statement issued in March 2018.

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  2. Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entry(ies) necessary to record the depreciation expense on the building in 2018.
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Lowell Corporation has used the accrual basis of accounting for several years. A review of the records, however, indicates that some expenses and revenues have been handled on a cash basis because of errors made by an inexperienced bookkeeper. Income statements prepared by the bookkeeper reported \(29,000 net income for 2016 and \)37,000 net income for 2017. Further examination of the records reveals that the following items were handled improperly.

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Instructions

Prepare a schedule that will show the corrected net income for the years 2016 and 2017. All items listed should be labeled clearly. (Ignore income tax considerations.)
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