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Tack reported a Retained Earnings balance of $150,000 at Dec 312007.In June 2008

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Question

Tack reported a Retained Earnings balance of $150,000 at Dec 312007.In June 2008, Tack’s internal audit staff discovered 2errors that were made in preparing the 2007 financial statementsthat are considered material:

a.    a. Merchandisecosting $40,000 was mistakenly omitted from the 2007 endinginventory

b.   b. Equipmentpurchased on July 1 2007 for $70,000 was mistakenly charged to arepairs expense account. The equipment should have been capitalized& depreciated using the straight line depreciation, a 10 yearuseful life, and $10,000 salvage value.

1.   1. What amount shouldTack report as a prior period adjustment to beginning RetainedEarnings at Jan 1 2008 (Ignore tax)

2.   2. Give the journalentries that Tack would make in June 2008 to correct the errorsmade in 2007. Assume that depreciation for 2008 is made as a yearend adjusting entry (Ignore tax)

Explanation / Answer

1.   1. What amount should Tack report as aprior period adjustment to beginning Retained Earnings at Jan 12008 (Ignore tax) ========================================================================                        $40,000+ $70,000 - $3,000 = $107,000             RetainedEarnings After Prior Period adjustments = $150,000 + $107,000 =$257,000 2.   2. Give the journal entries that Tack would make in June2008 to correct the errors made in 2007. Assume that depreciationfor 2008 is made as a year end adjusting entry (Ignoretax) ======================================================================= a. a. Merchandise costing$40,000 was mistakenly omitted from the 2007 endinginventory
      Inventory                         $40,000                RetainedEarnings                     $40,000 b.   b. Equipmentpurchased on July 1 2007 for $70,000 was mistakenly charged to arepairs expense account. The equipment should have been capitalized& depreciated using the straight line depreciation, a 10 yearuseful life, and $10,000 salvage value.    Equipment                                                                         $70,000       RetainedEarnings                                                                              $70,000    RetainedEarnings   [(70,000 - 10,000) /10] /2                    $3,000       ToAccumulatedDepreciation                                                               $3,000                RetainedEarnings                     $40,000 b.   b. Equipmentpurchased on July 1 2007 for $70,000 was mistakenly charged to arepairs expense account. The equipment should have been capitalized& depreciated using the straight line depreciation, a 10 yearuseful life, and $10,000 salvage value.    Equipment                                                                         $70,000       RetainedEarnings                                                                              $70,000    RetainedEarnings   [(70,000 - 10,000) /10] /2                    $3,000       ToAccumulatedDepreciation                                                               $3,000    Equipment                                                                         $70,000       RetainedEarnings                                                                              $70,000    RetainedEarnings   [(70,000 - 10,000) /10] /2                    $3,000       ToAccumulatedDepreciation                                                               $3,000