Below is the question that I have:

In the course of routine checking of all journal entries prior to preparing year-end reports, Betty Eller discovered several strange entries. She recalled that the president's son Joe had come in to help out during an especially busy time and that he had recorded some journal entries. She was relieved that there were only a few of his entries, and even more relieved that he had included rather lengthy explanations. The entries Joe made were:

(1)Work in Process Inventory

25,000Cash25,000(This is for materials put into process. I don't find the record that we paid for these,

so I'm crediting Cash because I know we'll have to pay for them sooner or later.)

(2)Manufacturing Overhead

12,000Cash12,000(This is for bonuses paid to salespeople. I know they're part of overhead, and I can't

find an account called "Non-Factory Overhead" or "Other Overhead" so I'm putting it in

Manufacturing Overhead. I have the check stubs, so I know we paid these.)

(3)Wages Expense

120,000Cash120,000(This is for the factory workers' wages. I have a note that employer payroll taxes are

$18,000. I still think that's part of wages expense and that we'll have to pay it all in

cash sooner or later, so I credited Cash for the wages and the taxes.)

(4)Work in Process Inventory

3,000Raw Materials Inventory3,000(This is for the glue used in the factory. I know we used this to make the products,

even though we didn't use very much on any one of the products. I got it out of

inventory, so I credited an inventory account.)

If the entry (2) was not corrected, which financial statements (income statement or balance sheet) would be affected? What balances would be overstated or understated? (my response in italic)

The salaries and wages expense would have been used instead of manufacturing overhead because it is related to the bonuses paid to the salesperson and these bonuses should be considered as wages expense. This entry would have affected the income statement as all the expenditures related to wages are recorded on the income statement. The account of salaries and wages would have been understated if no entry was recorded in the name of this account and the manufacturing overhead account would have been overstated with a debit entry in the name of this account.

If the entry (3) was not corrected, which financial statements (income statement or balance sheet) would be affected? What balances would be overstated or understated? (my response in italic)

The income statement would have been affected because the salaries and wages expenses are reported on the income statement. By not recording tax expense individually the entry would have the overstated.The amount in wages expense would have been understated

If the entry (4) was not corrected, which financial statements (income statement or balance sheet) would be affected? What balances would be overstated or understated? (my response in italic)

This would have affected the balance sheet because all inventory items are recorded and reported on the balance sheet. The manufacturing overhead account would have been credited instead of raw materials account and due to this mistake the manufacturing overhead account would have been understated.

Here is what I am being told is wrong with my responses per my prof:

Product costs (materials, labor, overhead) are not separately reported on the financial statements.What accounts reported on the financial statements are impacted when these are incorrect?

2., 3., & 4. Both the income statement and balance sheet are affected in this situation. Tell me how and state which accounts are affected and which financial statement they are reported on.

What am I missing?

Thanks