1. Required information CP5-6 (Static) Making a Decision as an Auditor: Effects of Errors on Income, Assets, and Liabilities LO-5- 1, 5-3 Part 1 of 6 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) 5 pints Megan Company (not a corporation) was careless about its financial records during its first year of operations, 2017. It is December 31, 2017, the end of the annual accounting period. An outside CPA has examined the records and discovered numerous errors, all of which are described here. Assume that each error is independent of the others. 2 02:35:03 Analyze each error and indicate its effect on 2017 and 2018 net income, assets, and liabilities if not corrected. Do not assume any other errors. Use these codes to indicate the effect of each dollar amount: O = overstated, U = understated, and NE = no effect. The first transaction is used as an example. eBook Independent Errors 1. Depreciation expense for 2017, not recorded in 2017, $950. Net Income 2017 2018 0 0 NE $950 Effect On Assets 2017 2018 0 0 $950 $950 Liabilities 2017 2018 NE NE References Following is a sample explanation of the first error: Failure to record depreciation in 2017 caused depreciation expense to be too low, therefore, net income was overstated by $950. Accumulated depreciation also is too low by $950, which causes assets to be overstated by $950 until the error is corrected. CP5-6 Part 1 Required: 2. Wages earned by employees during 2017 not recorded or paid in 2017 but recorded and paid in 2018, $500. (Enter all values as positive values.) Effect On Errors Assets Net Income 2018 Liabilities 2017 2018 2017 2017 2018 2