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Straightarm Inc

Accounting Sep 05, 2020

Straightarm Inc. is a calendar-year corporation. Its financial statements for the years ended 12/31/24 and 12/31/25 contained the following errors:

 

 

2024

2025

Ending inventory

$15,000 understatement

$24,000 overstatement

Depreciation expense

6,000 understatement

12,000 understatement

 

  • Failed to record Unearned Revenue at 12/31/25: $7,000
  •  Straightarm declared a cash dividend of $11,000 on 12/31/25. No journal entry was made in 2025. The dividend was paid on 1/3/26; Straightarm debited Retained Earnings and credited Cash.

 

12/31/26 Retained Earnings is in error by:

Select one:

a. No error

b. $18,000

c. $12,000

d. $29,000

e. $21,000

Expert Solution

Retained earnings error = Amount of depreciation expense understated

= $6,000 + $12,000

= $18,000

 

note:

Ending inventory does not affect retained earning balance on 31.12.2026 because ending inventory become beginning inventory of next year and inventory correctly reported on 31.12.2026.

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