During $2024,$ Lipe and Lipe Corporation discovered that its ending inventories reported on its financial statements were misstated by

the following amounts:

$2022$

understated by

$$154,000$

$2023$

overstated by

$218,000$

Lipe and Lipe uses the periodic inventory system and the FIFO cost method.

Required:

$1-$a$.$ Determine the effect of $2022$ errors on retained earnings at January $1,2024,$ before any adjustments. $($Ignore income taxes.$)$

$1-$b$.$ Determine the effect of $2023$ errors on retained earnings at January $1,2024,$ before any adjustments. $($Ignore income taxes.$)$

Prepare a journal entry to correct the error in $2024.$

Will Lipe and Lipe account for the error $($a$)$ retrospectively or $($b$)$ prospectively?

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Req $1A$

Determine the effect of $2022$ errors on retained earnings at January $1,2024,$ before any adjustments. $($Ignore income taxes.$)$

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