You have been asked by a client to review the records of Whispering Company, a small manufacturer of precision tools and machines. Your client is interested in buying the business, and arrangements have been made for you to review the accounting records. Your examination reveals the following information.

1. Whispering Company commenced business on April 1, 2018, and has been reporting on a fiscal year ending March 31. The company has never been audited, but the annual statements prepared by the bookkeeper reflect the following income before closing and before deducting income taxes.

Year Ended March 31		Income Before Taxes
2019		$85,920
2020		133,680
2021		124,296

2. A relatively small number of machines have been shipped on consignment. These transactions have been recorded as ordinary sales and billed as such. On March 31 of each year, machines billed and in the hands of consignees amounted to:

2019		$7,800
2020		none
2021		6,708

Sales price was determined by adding 25% to cost. Assume that the consigned machines are sold the following year. 3. On March 30, 2020, two machines were shipped to a customer on a C.O.D. basis. The sale was not entered until April 5, 2020, when cash was received for $7,320. The machines were not included in the inventory at March 31, 2020. (Title passed on March 30, 2020.) 4. All machines are sold subject to a 5-year warranty. It is estimated that the expense ultimately to be incurred in connection with the warranty will amount to ¹₂ of 1% of sales. The company has charged an expense account for warranty costs incurred. Sales per books and warranty costs were as follows.

				Warranty Expense for Sales Made in
Year Ended March 31		Sales		2019		2020		2021		Total
2019		$1,128,000		$912						$912
2020		1,212,000		432		$1,572				2,004
2021		2,154,000		384		1,944		$2,292		4,620

5. Bad debts have been recorded on a direct write-off basis. Experience of similar enterprises indicates that losses will approximate 1% of receivables. Bad debts written off were:

		Bad Debts Incurred on Sales Made in
		2019		2020		2021		Total		Bad Debt Expense Based on 1% of Receivables
2019		$900						$900		$2,801
2020		960		$624				1,584		3,068
2021		420		2,160		$2,040		4,620		5,350

6. The bank deducts 6% on all contracts financed. Of this amount, ¹₂% is placed in a reserve to the credit of Whispering Company that is refunded to Whispering as finance contracts are paid in full. (Thus, Whispering should have a receivable for these payments and should record revenue when the net balance is remitted each year.) The reserve established by the bank has not been reflected in the books of Whispering. The excess of credits over debits (net increase) to the reserve account with Whispering on the books of the bank for each fiscal year were as follows.

2019		$3,600
2020		4,680
2021		6,120
		$14,400

7. Commissions on sales have been entered when paid. Commissions payable on March 31 of each year were as follows.

2019		$1,680
2020		1,080
2021		1,344

8. A review of the corporate minutes reveals the manager is entitled to a bonus of 1% of the income before deducting income taxes and the bonus. The bonuses have never been recorded or paid.

Question # 1 - Present a schedule showing the revised income before income taxes for each of the years ended March 31, 2019, 2020, and 2021. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -15,000 or parentheses e.g. (15,000). Round answers to the nearest whole dollar, e.g. 5,275.)

WHISPERING COMPANY Schedule of Revised Net Income For the Years Ended March 31, 2019, 2020, and 2021

QUESTION # 2 - Prepare the journal entry or entries you would give the bookkeeper to correct the books. Assume the books have not yet been closed for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Disregard correction of income taxes. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to the nearest whole dollar, e.g. 5,275.)