Lindy Company's auditor discovered two errors. No errors were corrected during 2017. The errors are described as follows:   (1.) Merchandise costing $4,200 was sold to a customer for $9,200 on December 31, 2017, but it was recorded as a sale on January 2, 2018. The merchandise was properly excluded from the 2017 ending inventory. Assume the periodic inventory system is used. (2.) A machine with a five-year life was purchased on January 1, 2017. The machine cost $22,000 and has no expected salvage value. No depreciation was taken in 2017 or 2018. Assume the straight-line method for depreciation. Required: Prepare appropriate journal entries (assume the 2018 books have not been closed). Ignore income taxes.

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Lindy Company's auditor discovered two errors. No errors were corrected during 2017. The errors are described as follows:
 

  • (1.) Merchandise costing $4,200 was sold to a customer for $9,200 on December 31, 2017, but it was recorded as a sale on January 2, 2018. The merchandise was properly excluded from the 2017 ending inventory. Assume the periodic inventory system is used.
  • (2.) A machine with a five-year life was purchased on January 1, 2017. The machine cost $22,000 and has no expected salvage value. No depreciation was taken in 2017 or 2018. Assume the straight-line method for depreciation.


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Prepare appropriate journal entries (assume the 2018 books have not been closed). Ignore income taxes.

 

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