Correcting an inventory error—two years Great Foods Grocery reported the following comparative income statement for the years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

GREAT FOODS GROCERY

Income Statements

Years Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Sales revenue

 

$ 139,000

 

$ 120,000

 

Cost of goods sold:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning inventory

$13,000

 

$12,000

 

 

Net purchases

76,000

 

70,000

 

 

Cost of goods available

$89,000

 

$82,000

 

 

Ending inventory

(17,000)

 

(13,000)

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

72,000

 

69,000

 

Gross profit

 

$ 67,000

 

$ 51,000

Operating expenses

 

23,000

 

18,000

 

Net income

 

$44,000

 

$ 33,000

 

During 2012, Great Foods discovered that ending 2011 inventory was overstated by $4,500.

Requirements

1. Prepare corrected income statements for the two years.

2. State whether each year’s net income—before your corrections—is understated or overstated and indicate the amount of the understatement or overstatement.