Will Company's Independent Accountant Discovered That the Ending Inventory for 20B

Multiple Choice

Will Company's independent accountant discovered that the ending inventory for 20B had been overstated by the company by $2,000.Before the correction,what was the effect in the 20B income statement because of the overstatement of the ending inventory?

A) Pretax profit understated by $2,000.
B) Cost of goods sold was understated by $2,000.
C) Pretax profit was overstated and the cost of goods sold was understated by $2000.
D) Pretax profit was overstated by $2,000.