Toowoomba Irrigation Ltd began operations in the south-east Queensland region in July 2012. During the annual audit

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Toowoomba Irrigation Ltd began operations in the south-east Queensland region in July 2012. During the annual audit for the year ended 30 June 2017, it was discovered that errors had been made in the annual physical stocktake. Further investigation revealed the following details for the years ended 30 June.

2013: Ending inventory was undervalued by $60 000.

2014: Ending inventory was overvalued by $15 000.

2015: Ending inventory was undervalued by $40 000.

2016: Ending inventory was correctly valued.

2017: Ending inventory was overvalued by $30 000.

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Explain the effects that the errors would have on the profit figure and ending asset balances for each year, and determine the cumulative effect of the errors over the five-year period.

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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ISBN: 978-1118608227

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Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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