In $2024,$ the controller of Sytec Corporation discovered that $$42,000$ of inventory purchases were incorrectly charged to advertising expense in $2023.$ In addition, the $2023$ year$-$end inventory count failed to include $$30,000$ of company merchandise held on consignment by Erin Brothers. Sytec uses a periodic inventory system. Other than the omission of the merchandise on consignment, the year$-$end inventory count was correct. The amounts of the errors are deemed to be material.

Required:

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

Prepare a journal entry to correct the errors.

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

Retained earnings would be

by

Journal entry worksheet

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Record the entry to correct the errors.

Note: Enter debits before credits.

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