What accounts are likely to be overstated or understated

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Your client, a manufacturer of computer components has experienced slowing demand for its product. Recently, it cut back from three shifts a day to two shifts a day and the company has eliminated the backlog of orders that existed in prior years by providing financing to customers.

Newspaper reports indicate that competition has taken significant business away from the client because a large investment in Research and Development has not resulted in improved products. Furthermore, a small handful of your client's customers are experiencing financial difficulties because of slowing demand for your client's products

a.Consider the implications of the above information for revenues. What assertions, if any, are likely to be misstated? As a result, what accounts are likely to be overstated or understated? Explain your reasoning.

b.Consider the implications of the above information for inventory. What assertions, if any, are likely to be misstated? As a result, what accounts are likely to be overstated or understated? Explain your reasoning.

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