When a supplier makes a downward adjustment in the amount owed by a creditor, the creditor will: A. reduce the amount of the account payable to the supplier, and decrease an asset such as inventory.
B. increase the amount of the account payable to the supplier, and decrease an asset such as inventory.
C. reduce the amount of the account payable to the supplier, and increase cash.
D. reduce the amount of the account payable to the supplier, and decrease cash.

Pear co.’s income statement for the year ended december 31, as prepared by pear’s controller, reported income before taxes of $125,000. the auditor questioned the following amounts that had been included in income before taxes: equity in earnings of cinn co. $ 40,000 dividends received from cinn 8,000 adjustments to profits of prior years for arithmetical errors in depreciation (35,000) pear owns 40% of cinn’s common stock, and no acquisition differentials are relevant. pear’s december 31 income statement should report income before taxes of