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At Year End, After Preparing the Financial Statements, Four Errors

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At year end, after preparing the financial statements, four errors were found. The first line in the tabulation below gives the uncorrected amounts. You are to develop the correct amount on the bottom line by entering the corrections for each error; indicate subtractions with parentheses. Assume a periodic inventory system.
Income Statement for
Balance sheet 12/31/2003, year ending 12/31/2003  Assets  Liabilities  Owners’  Equity  Revenue  Cost of  Goods Sold  Gross  Margin  Reported amounts (uncorrected) 16,0004,00012,00018,00010,0008,000 1. Beg. 2003 invoice understated by $160 2. 2003 credit purchase $200; not recorded or inventoried in  2003.  3. Ending 2003 invoice overstated by $600 4. 2003 credit sales of $1,000 not recorded in 2003; cost of  goods sold amount $600; not included in 2003 ending  inventory. \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline &\text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Owners' } \\\text { Equity }\end{array} & \text { Revenue } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Cost of } \\\text { Goods Sold }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Gross } \\\text { Margin }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Reported amounts (uncorrected) } & 16,000 & 4,000 & 12,000 & 18,000 & 10,000 & 8,000 \\\hline \text { 1. Beg. } 2003 \text { invoice understated by } \$ 160 & & & & & & \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { 2. } 2003 \text { credit purchase } \$ 200 \text {; not recorded or inventoried in } \\\text { 2003. }\end{array} & & \\\hline \text { 3. Ending } 2003 \text { invoice overstated by } \$ 600 & & \\\hline\text { 4. } 2003 \text { credit sales of } \$ 1,000 \text { not recorded in } 2003 \text {; cost of }\\\text { goods sold amount } \$ 600 \text {; not included in } 2003 \text { ending }\\\text { inventory. }\\\hline\end{array}

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