O Level Accounting (7707)•7707/12/M/J/20

Explanation
Inventory undervaluation from omission and improper costing Steps:
- Goods costing 100.
- Goods costing 20 (NRV) instead of cost, understating by 70 - $20).
- Total understatement: 50 = $150.
- Effect: Assets and profit understated by $150 on 31 December 2019 statements.
Why D is correct:
- D reflects total understatement of $150, per inventory valuation rule at cost (or lower of cost/NRV, but error assumes cost basis here).
Why the others are wrong:
- A: Misinterprets second error as overstatement (20 NRV nets wrong direction).
- B: Considers only second error's $50 difference, ignoring omission.
- C: Adds omission to NRV value (20 = $120), using wrong basis.
Final answer: D
Topic: Valuation of inventory
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