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The income statement for Pruitt Company summarized for a four-year period shows

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Question

The income statement for Pruitt Company summarized for a four-year period shows the following:

An audit revealed that in determining these amounts, the ending inventory for 2017 was overstated by $27,000. The company uses a periodic inventory system.

1.

Prepare the income statements to reflect the correct amounts, taking into consideration the inventory error.

2. Compute the gross profit percentage for each year before the correction and after the correction. (Round your answers to the nearest whole percent.)

3. What effect would the error have had on the income tax expense assuming a 35 percent average rate?

2016 2017 2018 2019 Sales revenue $ 2,028,000 $ 2,456,000 $ 2,714,000 $ 2,983,000 Cost of goods sold 1,500,000 1,618,000 1,775,000 2,102,000 Gross profit 528,000 838,000 939,000 881,000 Expenses 480,000 494,000 519,000 528,000 Pretax income 48,000 344,000 420,000 353,000 Income tax expense (35%) 16,800 120,400 147,000 123,550 Net income $ 31,200 $ 223,600 $ 223,600 $ 229,450 PRUITT COMPANY Income Statement For the Four-Year Period 2016 2017 2018 2019 Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Gross profit Expenses Pretax income Income tax expense (35%) Net income

Explanation / Answer

2016

2017

2018

2019

Sales revenue

$

2,028,000

$

2,456,000

$

2,714,000

$

2,983,000

Cost of goods sold

1,500,000

1618000+27000

1,645,000

1775000-27000

1,748,000

2,102,000

Gross profit

528,000

811,000

966,000

881,000

Expenses

480,000

494,000

494,000

494,000

Pretax income

48,000

317,000

472,000

387,000

Income tax expense (35%)

16,800

110,950

165,200

135,450

Net income

$

31,200

$

206,050

$

306,800

$

251,550

sales

2,028,000

2456000

2714000

2983000

gross profit before adjusmtnet

528,000

838000

939000

881000

Gross profit in %

26.04%

34.12%

34.60%

29.53%

sales

2,028,000

2456000

2714000

2983000

gross profit after adjustment

528000

811000

966000

881000

Gross profit in %

26.04%

33.02%

35.59%

29.53%

Income tax expense before adjustment

2017

overstated

27000*35%

9450

Income tax expense (35%) after adjustment

2018

understated

27000*35%

9450

2016

2017

2018

2019

Sales revenue

$

2,028,000

$

2,456,000

$

2,714,000

$

2,983,000

Cost of goods sold

1,500,000

1618000+27000

1,645,000

1775000-27000

1,748,000

2,102,000

Gross profit

528,000

811,000

966,000

881,000

Expenses

480,000

494,000

494,000

494,000

Pretax income

48,000

317,000

472,000

387,000

Income tax expense (35%)

16,800

110,950

165,200

135,450

Net income

$

31,200

$

206,050

$

306,800

$

251,550

sales

2,028,000

2456000

2714000

2983000

gross profit before adjusmtnet

528,000

838000

939000

881000

Gross profit in %

26.04%

34.12%

34.60%

29.53%

sales

2,028,000

2456000

2714000

2983000

gross profit after adjustment

528000

811000

966000

881000

Gross profit in %

26.04%

33.02%

35.59%

29.53%

Income tax expense before adjustment

2017

overstated

27000*35%

9450

Income tax expense (35%) after adjustment

2018

understated

27000*35%

9450