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Cake Mart understated its ending inventory in the current year by $5,000. The company incorrectly reported net income of $100,000. Determine the effect this error had on the financial statements.Multiple choice question.Total assets on the balance sheet will be too high by $5,000.Cost of goods sold was too low by $5,000, which caused net income to be overstated.Cost of goods sold will be too high by $5,000, and this caused net income to be understated by $5,000.Cost of goods sold will be too high by $5,000, and this caused net income to be overstated by $5,000.

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Cake Mart understated its ending inventory in the current year by 5,000.Thecompanyincorrectlyreportednetincomeof5,000. The company incorrectly reported net income of 100,000. Determine the effect this error had on the financial statements.Multiple choice question.Total assets on the balance sheet will be too high by 5,000.Costofgoodssoldwastoolowby5,000.Cost of goods sold was too low by 5,000, which caused net income to be overstated.Cost of goods sold will be too high by 5,000,andthiscausednetincometobeunderstatedby5,000, and this caused net income to be understated by 5,000.Cost of goods sold will be too high by 5,000,andthiscausednetincometobeoverstatedby5,000, and this caused net income to be overstated by 5,000.

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The correct answer is: Cost of goods sold will be too high by 5,000,andthiscausednetincometobeunderstatedby5,000, and this caused net income to be understated by 5,000.

Here's why:

  1. When ending inventory is understated, it means that the company has less inventory than it actually does. This means that the cost of goods sold (COGS) is overstated because the company is assuming it sold more goods than it actually did.

  2. When COGS is overstated, it means that the company's expenses are higher than they actually are. This leads to an understatement of the company's net income because net income is calculated by subtracting expenses (including COGS) from revenue.

So, the error in the ending inventory led to an overstatement of COGS and an understatement of net income by $5,000.

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