Answer:
Net Income will be overstated
Explanation:
The journal entry for salaries payable is
Salaries Expense Dr.
To Cash A/C
(Being salaries paid recorded)
Salaries expense is charged to net income and the journal entry is
Net Income Dr.
To Salaries Payable
Salaries expense reduces net income as it being a deductible expenditure for a corporate.
In the given case, salary expense has been accounted as a product cost. This would reduce the expenses and thus would overstate the net income.
