The following inventory valuation errors have been discovered for Knox Corporation: The 2015 year-end inventory was
Question:
The following inventory valuation errors have been discovered for Knox Corporation:
∙ The 2015 year-end inventory was overstated by $23,000.
∙ The 2016 year-end inventory was understated by $61,000.
∙ The 2017 year-end inventory was understated by $17,000.
The reported income before taxes for Knox was:
Year..................................Income before Taxes
2015...............................................$138,000
2016................................................254,000
2017................................................168,000
Required:
Compute what income before taxes for 2015, 2016, and 2017 should have been after correcting for the errors.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1259722653
7th edition
Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer