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Berkshire Inc. uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of 2017, it missed counting some inventory items, resulting in an inventory understatement by $520,000. Assume that Berkshire has a 40% income tax rate and that this was the only error it made. If undetected, what is the effect of this error on Berkshire's December 31,2017 balance sheet?

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Assets understated by $520,000, liabilities understated by $208,000 and shareholders' equity understated by $312,000.

None of these answer choices are correct.

Assets understated by $312,000 and shareholders' equity understated by $312,000.

Assets understated by $520,000 and shareholders' equity understated by $520,000.

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