Reference no: EM132814172

DEF Company showed pre-tax income of P2,500,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022. On your year-end verification of the transactions of the Company, you discovered the following errors:

a. P1,000,000 worth of merchandise was purchased in 2022 and included in the ending inventory. However, the purchase was recorded only in 2023.
b. A merchandise shipment valued at P1,500,000 was properly recorded as purchases at year- end. The merchandise was inadvertently omitted from the physical count, since it has not arrived by December 31, 2022.
c. Value added tax for the fourth quarter of 2022, amounting to P500,000, was included in the Sales account.
d. Rental of P300,000 on an equipment, applicable for six months, was received on November 1, 2022. The entire amount was reported as revenue upon receipt.
e. Rent paid on building covering the period from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023, amounting to P1,200,000, was paid and recorded as expense on July 1, 2022. The company did not make any adjustment at the end of the year

Problem 1: The correct pre-tax profit for 2022 should

Problem 2: What is the net effect of the foregoing errors on the total assets at December 31, 2022? (use negative sign if overstated)

Problem 3: What is the total understatement of the total liabilities at December 31, 2022?