Windsor Company uses the LCNRV method, on an individual-item
basis, in pricing its inventory items. The inventory at December
31, 2020, included product X. Relevant per-unit data for product X
are as follows.
Estimated selling price | $49 | |
Cost | 38 | |
Estimated selling costs | 15 | |
Normal profit | 9 |
There were 1,050 units of product X on hand at December 31, 2020.
Product X was incorrectly valued at $38 per unit for reporting
purposes. All 1,050 units were sold in 2021.
Compute the effect of this error on net income for 2020 and the
effect on net income for 2021, and indicate the direction of the
misstatement for each year.
Net income for 2020 | $ |
OverstatedUnderstatedNeither overstated nor understated |
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Net income for 2021 | $ |
OverstatedUnderstatedNeither overstated nor understated |
Effect of this error on net income for 2020 |
|
Selling price | $ 49.00 |
Less: Selling costs | $ 15.00 |
Net realisable value | $ 34.00 |
Cost | $ 38.00 |
Cost or net realisable value | $ 34.00 |
Correct Value for 2020 (1050*$34) | $35,700.00 |
Wrongly Valued at $38 (1050 *$38) | $39,900.00 |
Net Income overstated by | $ 4,200.00 |
Since ending inventory is valued at higher cost it has overstated the net income for the year 2020 | |
Effect of this error on net income for 2021 | |
Net Income for the year understated by | $ 4,200.00 |
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