Dwelling, Inc., a household products chain, reported a prior-period adjustment in 2012. An accounting error caused net

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Dwelling, Inc., a household products chain, reported a prior-period adjustment in 2012. An accounting error caused net income of 2011 to be overstated by $16 million. Retained earnings at December 31, 2011, as previously reported, was $345 million. Net income for 2012 was $91 million, and 2012 dividends were $64 million.

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1. Prepare the company’s statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2012. How does the prior-period adjustment affect Dwelling’s net income for 2012?

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Financial accounting

ISBN: 978-0132751124

9th edition

Authors: Walter T. Harrison Jr., Charles T. Horngren, C. William Thom

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