Answer:
The answer is stockholders' equity is overstated
Explanation:
When inventories are overstated it reduces the cost of sales because the excess inventory in accounting records means the ending inventory will be higher and cost of sales will be lower.
When ending inventory is overstated, total assets and retained earnings will be overstated. And when retained earnings is overstated, stockholders' equity is also overstated because retained earnings is a line item under stockholders' equity.
