An audit revealed that in determining these amounts, the ending inventory for 2016 was overstated by $22,000. The inventory balance on December 31, 2017, was accurately stated. The company uses a periodic inventory system. Required: 1. Restate the partial income statements to reflect the correct amounts, after fixing the inventory error. 2-a. Compute the gross profit percentage for each year (a) before the correction and (b) after the correction. 2-b. Does the pattern of gross profit percentages lend confidence to your corrected amounts?