The accountant of Omega, Inc. failed to make an adjusting entry to record $6,000 of unearned service revenue that has now been earned. Assume the deferred revenue was initially recorded as a liability. Which of the following statements is true? A. The total revenue will be understated.

B. The total expenses will be overstated.

C. The total expenses will be understated.

D. The total revenue will be overstated.

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Tristan Tanner

Business

21 June, 05:28

The accountant of Omega, Inc. failed to make an adjusting entry to record $6,000 of unearned service revenue that has now been earned. Assume the deferred revenue was initially recorded as a liability. Which of the following statements is true? A. The total revenue will be understated.

B. The total expenses will be overstated.

C. The total expenses will be understated.

D. The total revenue will be overstated.

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Uriel Church · Answer 1

The answer is A. The total revenue will be understated

Explanation:

Unearned revenue is when the amount or money has been received before providing the service. For example, a manufacturer has received money from a customer for a product that will be delivered over a period of time, let's say every month.

Unearned revenue is a liability but the failure to make an adjusting entry in the income statement will understate revenue because as the product is being delivered monthly, the accountant should be recognizing it as revenue in the Income statement. As this is recognized as revenue, unearned revenue account decreases with the same amount monthly