The accounting records of Timberlake Home Store show these data (in millions): The shareholders are very happy

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The accounting records of Timberlake Home Store show these data (in millions):

2018 2017 2016 Net sales revenue... $40 $37 $34 Cost of goods sold: $ 11 $ 10 $ 9 Beginning inventory Net purchases . Co


The shareholders are very happy with Timberlake’s steady increase in net income. However, auditors discovered that the ending inventory for 2016 was understated by $5 million and that the ending inventory for 2017 was understated by $8 million. The ending inventory at December 31, 2018, was correct.


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1. Show corrected income statements for each of the three years.

2. How much did these assumed corrections add to or take away from Timberlake’s total net income over the three-year period? How did the corrections affect the trend of net income?

3. Will Timberlake’s shareholders still be happy with the company’s trend of net income? Explain.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134725987

12th edition

Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

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