In: Accounting
In the course of routine checking of all journal entries prior
to preparing year-end reports, Betty Eller discovered several
strange entries. She recalled that the president’s son Joe had come
in to help out during an especially busy time and that he had
recorded some journal entries. She was relieved that there were
only a few of his entries, and even more relieved that he had
included rather lengthy explanations. The entries Joe made
were:
(1) | ||||
Work in Process Inventory | 25,000 | |||
Cash | 25,000 | |||
(This is for materials put into process. I don’t
find the record that we paid for these, so I’m crediting Cash because I know we’ll have to pay for them sooner or later.) |
(2) | ||||
Manufacturing Overhead | 12,000 | |||
Cash | 12,000 | |||
(This is for bonuses paid to salespeople. I know
they’re part of overhead, and I can’t find an account called “Non-Factory Overhead” or “Other Overhead” so I’m putting it in Manufacturing Overhead. I have the check stubs, so I know we paid these.) |
(3) | ||||
Wages Expense | 120,000 | |||
Cash | 120,000 | |||
(This is for the factory workers’ wages. I have a
note that employer payroll taxes are $18,000. I still think that’s part of wages expense and that we’ll have to pay it all in cash sooner or later, so I credited Cash for the wages and the taxes.) |
(4) | ||||
Work in Process Inventory | 3,000 | |||
Raw Materials Inventory | 3,000 | |||
(This is for the glue used in the factory. I know
we used this to make the products, even though we didn’t use very much on any one of the products. I got it out of inventory, so I credited an inventory account.) |
A) If the entry (1) was not corrected, which financial statements (income statement or balance sheet) would be affected? What balances would be overstated or understated?
B) If the entry (2) was not corrected, which financial statements (income statement or balance sheet) would be affected? What balances would be overstated or understated?
C) If the entry (3) was not corrected, which financial statements (income statement or balance sheet) would be affected? What balances would be overstated or understated?
D) If the entry (4) was not corrected, which financial statements (income statement or balance sheet) would be affected? What balances would be overstated or understated?