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You have been asked to audit the financial statements of Clark Company and report on your findings. After examining the beginning and ending inventory counts and calculations for the current year, you find the following:

• Beginning inventory is understated by $7,600.
• Ending inventory is understated by $7,100.

Management of the company wants to know the effect that the errors will have on certain financial statement items.

Required:

Ignoring income taxes, determine the effect that the errors will have on the following:

	Is the item overstated or understated?	What is the amount of error?
Ending inventory	Overstated	$
	Understated
Net Income	Overstated