Accrued salaries payable of $98000 were not recorded at December 31, 2020. Office supplies on hand of $56000 at December 31, 2021 were erroneously treated as expense instead of supplies inventory. Neither of these errors was discovered nor corrected. The effect of these two errors would cause 2020 net income to be overstated $42000 and 2021 net income to be understated $56000. 2021 net income and December 31, 2021 retained earnings to be understated $56000 each. 2021 net income to be understated $154000 and December 31, 2021 retained earnings to be understated $56000. 2020 net income and December 31, 2020 retained earnings to be understated $98000 each.

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Accrued salaries payable of $98000 were not recorded at December 31, 2020. Office supplies on hand of $56000 at December 31, 2021 were erroneously treated as expense instead of supplies inventory. Neither of these errors was discovered nor corrected. The effect of these two errors would cause

2020 net income to be overstated $42000 and 2021 net income to be understated $56000.
2021 net income and December 31, 2021 retained earnings to be understated $56000 each.
2021 net income to be understated $154000 and December 31, 2021 retained earnings to be understated $56000.
2020 net income and December 31, 2020 retained earnings to be understated $98000 each.
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