Galena Pharmacy reported cost of goods sold as follows:
Jim Holt, the bookkeeper, made two errors:
(1) 2018 ending inventory was overstated by $7,000.
(2) 2019 ending inventory was understated by $16,000.
Instructions
Assuming the errors had not been corrected, indicate the dollar effect that the errors had on the items appearing on the financial statements listed below. Also indicate if the amounts are overstated (O) or understated (U).

Question

Galena Pharmacy reported cost of goods sold as follows:  
Jim Holt, the bookkeeper, made two errors:
(1) 2018 ending inventory was overstated by $7,000.
(2) 2019 ending inventory was understated by $16,000.
Instructions
Assuming the errors had not been corrected, indicate the dollar effect that the errors had on the items appearing on the financial statements listed below. Also indicate if the amounts are overstated (O) or understated (U).

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The Answer of Galena Pharmacy reported cost of goods sold as follows:  
Jim Holt, the bookkeeper, made two errors:
(1) 2018 ending inventory was overstated by $7,000.
(2) 2019 ending inventory was understated by $16,000.
Instructions
Assuming the errors had not been corrected, indicate the dollar effect that the errors had on the items appearing on the financial statements listed below. Also indicate if the amounts are overstated (O) or understated (U).

Galena Pharmacy Reported Cost of Goods Sold as Follows