The current assets and current liabilities sections of the balance sheet Allessandro Scarlatti Company appear as follows. ALLESSANDRO SCARLATTI COMPANY
BALANCE SHEET (PARTIAL)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Cash $40,000 Accounts payable 61,000
Accounts receivable $89,000 Notes payable 67,000
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts 7,000 82,000 $128,000
Inventory 171,000
Prepaid expenses 9,000
$302,000

The following errors in the corporation's accounting have been discovered:

a. January 2018 cash disbursements entered as of December 2017 included payments of accounts payable in the amount of $39,000, on which a cash discount of 2% was taken.
b. The inventory included $27,000 of merchandise that had been received on December 31 but for which no purchase invoices had been received or entered. Of this amount, $12,000 had been received on consignment: the remainder was purchased f. o.b. destination, terms 2/10, n/30. 2017.
c. Sales for the first four days in January 2018 in the amount of $30,000 were entered in the sales journal as of December 31, 2017. Of these, $21,500 were sales on account and the remainder were cash sales.
d. Cash, not including cash sales, collected in January 2018 and entered as of December 31, 2017, totaled $35,324. Of this amount, $23,324 was received on the account after cash discounts of 2% had been deducted, the remainder represented the proceeds of a bank loan.

Required:
a. Restate the current assets and current liabilities sections of the balance sheet in accordance with good accounting practices.
b. State the net effect of your adjustments on Allessandro Scarlatti Company's retained earnings balance.

A. Total Current Assets $286,696

Total current liabilities $140,000

B. Decreaseto retained earnings$58,575.92

Explanation:

A. Calculation to Restate the current assets and current liabilities sections of the balance sheet in accordance with good accounting practices.

ALLESANDRO SCARLATTI COMPANY

Partial Balance Sheet

As of December 2018

CURRENT ASSET

Cash Balance$40,000

Cash disbursement after discount$38,220

(39000*98%)

Less Cash sale in january)($8,500)

($30000-$21500)

Less Cash collected on account($23,324)

Less Bank loan proceeds($12,000)

ADJUSTED CASH$34,396

Add Account Receivable $91,300

Less Allowance for doubtful account($7,000)

Inventories $159,000

($171,000-$12,000)

Prepaid expense $9,000

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $286,696

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable $85,000

Notes payable $55,000

($67,000-$12,000)

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $140,000

b. Calculation to State the net effect of your adjustments on Allessandro Scarlatti Company's retained earnings balance

ADJUSTMENT TO RETAINED EARNINGS STATEMENT

January sales discounts $795.92

($39000/.98*0.02)

Add January sales$30,000

Add January purchase discount $780

($39000*0.02)

Add December purchase $15,000

($27000-$12000)

Add consignment inventory$12,000

Change (decrease) to retained earnings $58,575.92

Therefore The net effect of your adjustments on Allessandro Scarlatti Company's retained earnings balance will be a Decrease to retained earningsof the amount of $58,575.92

Working:

Calculation for ADJUSTED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Account Receivable balance$89,000

Accounts reduced from january $23,800

collection ($23,324/.98)

Less Account receivable in January($21,500)

ADJUSTED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE $91,300

Calculation for ADJUSTED ACCOUNT PAYABLE

Accounts Payable $61,000

Cash disbursement$39,000

Less Purchase invoice ommitted($15,000)

($27,000-$12000)

ADJUSTED ACCOUNT PAYABLE$85,000

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