Question

At the end of the current year, the accountant for Navistar Graphics forgot to make an adjusting entry to accrue Wages payable to the company's employees for the last week in December. The wages will be paid to the employees in January. Which of the following is one of the effects of this error?
A. Net income is overstated.
B. Liabilities are overstated.
C. Net income is understated.
D. Expenses are overstated

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is A). Net income is overstated.

Explanation: Net income is equal to Income less expenses. When an accrued expense is not recognised it results in an understated expense which in turn leads to an overstated net income.

Wages payable is a liability. An omission of such a liability means that wages expenses is also omitted.