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The income statement for Pruitt Company summarized for a four-year period shows

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Question

The income statement for Pruitt Company summarized for a four-year period shows the following:

2014 2015 2016 2017 Sales revenue        2,025,000        2,450,000        2,700,000        2,975,000 Cost of goods sold        1,505,000        1,627,000        1,782,000        2,113,000 Gross profit           520,000           823,000           918,000           862,000 Expenses           490,000           513,000           538,000           542,000 Pretax income             30,000           310,000           380,000           320,000 Income tax expense (30%)               9,000             93,000           114,000             96,000 Net income             21,000           217,000           266,000           224,000 An audit revealed that in determining these amounts, the ending inventory for 2015 was overstated by $18,000. The company uses a periodic inventory system. Required: 1. Recast the income statements to reflect the correct amounts, taking into consideration the inventory error. 2. Compute the gross profit percentage for each year (a) before the correction and (b) after the correction. 3. What effect would the error have had on the income tax expense assuming a 30 percent average rate?

Explanation / Answer

Solution 1:

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Solution 3:

Income tax expenses decreases by $5,400 for 2015 and increase by $5,400 for 2016.

Corrected income statements - Pruitt Company Particulars 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sales revenue $2,025,000.00 $2,450,000.00 $2,700,000.00 $2,975,000.00 Cost of goods sold $1,505,000.00 $1,645,000.00 $1,764,000.00 $2,113,000.00 Gross Profit $520,000.00 $805,000.00 $936,000.00 $862,000.00 Expenses $490,000.00 $513,000.00 $538,000.00 $542,000.00 Pre tax income $30,000.00 $292,000.00 $398,000.00 $320,000.00 Income tax expense (30%) $9,000.00 $87,600.00 $119,400.00 $96,000.00 Net Income $21,000.00 $204,400.00 $278,600.00 $224,000.00