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Chapter 8: Question 6Q (page 421)

Question:Where, if at all, should the following items be classified on a balance sheet?

(a) Goods out on approval to customers.

(b) Goods in transit that were recently purchased f.o.b. destination.

(c) Land held by a realty firm for sale.

(d) Raw materials.

(e) Goods received on consignment.

(f) Manufacturing supplies.

Short Answer

Expert verified

Item 1, 3, and 4 would be recognized as inventory. Item 2 would not be recognized inventory unless received. Item 5 and 6 do not come under inventory.

Step by step solution

01

Goods out on approval to the customer

Goods sent to approval do not constitute sale as the seller retains the title and control unless the customer accepts them.

Sothe goods sent out on approval must be shown under inventory on the balance sheet.

02

Goods in transit that were recently purchased f.o.b. destination

Under goods purchased on f.o.b. destination, the title is received after receiving the goods.

Soas the goods are in transit, the inventories should not be recognized on the balance sheet.

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Cruise Industries purchased \(10,800 of merchandise on February 1, 2017,

subject to a trade discount of 10% and with credit terms of 3/15, n/60. It returned \)2,500 (gross price before trade or cash discount)on February 4. The invoice was paid on February 13.

Instructions

(a) Assuming that Cruise uses the perpetual method for recording merchandise transactions, record the purchase, return, and payment using the gross method.

(b) Assuming that Cruise uses the periodic method for recording merchandise transactions, record the purchase, return, and payment using the gross method.

(c) At what amount would the purchase on February 1 be recorded if the net method were used?

At December 31, 2016, Stacy McGill Corporation reported current assets of \(370,000 and current liabilities of \)200,000. The following items may have been recorded incorrectly.

1. Goods purchased costing \(22,000 were shipped f.o.b. shipping point by a supplier on December 28. McGill received andrecorded the invoice on December 29, 2016, but the goods were not included in McGill’s physical count of inventorybecause they were not received until January 4, 2017.

2. Goods purchased costing \)15,000 were shipped f.o.b. destination by a supplier on December 26. McGill received andrecorded the invoice on December 31, but the goods were not included in McGill’s 2016 physical count of inventorybecause they were not received until January 2, 2017.

3. Goods held on consignment from Claudia Kishi Company were included in McGill’s December 31, 2016, physical countof inventory at \(13,000.

4. Freight-in of \)3,000 was debited to advertising expense on December 28, 2016.

Instructions

(a) Compute the current ratio based on McGill’s balance sheet.

(b) Recompute the current ratio after corrections are made.

(c) By what amount will income (before taxes) be adjusted up or down as a result of the corrections?

Some of the transactions of Torres Company during August are listed below. Torres uses the periodic inventory method.

August 10 Purchased merchandise on account, \(12,000, terms 2/10, n/30.

13 Returned part of the purchase of August 10, \)1,200, and received

credit on account.

15 Purchased merchandise on account, \(16,000, terms 1/10, n/60.

25 Purchased merchandise on account, \)20,000, terms 2/10, n/30.

28 Paid invo

ice of August 15 in full.

Instructions

(a) Assuming that purchases are recorded at gross amounts and that discounts are to be recorded when taken:

(1) Prepare general journal entries to record the transactions.

(2) Describe how the various items would be shown in the financial statements.

(b) Assuming that purchases are recorded at net amounts and that discounts lost are treated as financial expenses:

(1) Prepare general journal entries to enter the transactions.

(2) Prepare the adjusting entry necessary on August 31 if financial statements are to be prepared at that time.

(3) Describe how the various items would be shown in the financial statements.

(c) Which of the two methods do you prefer and why?

Richardson Company cans a variety of vegetable-type soups. Recently, the company decided to value its inventories using dollar-value LIFO pools. The clerk who accounts for inventories does not understand how to valuethe inventory pools using this new method, so, as a private consultant, you have been asked to teach him how this new method works.

He has provided you with the following information about purchases made over a 6-year period.

Ending Inventory

Date (End-of-Year Prices) Price Index

Dec. 31, 2013 $ 80,000 100

Dec. 31, 2014 111,300 105

Dec. 31, 2015 108,000 120

Dec. 31, 2016 128,700 130

Dec. 31, 2017 147,000 140

Dec. 31, 2018 174,000 145

You have already explained to him how this inventory method is maintained, but he would feel better about it if you were to leavehim detailed instructions explaining how these calculations are done and why he needs to put all inventories at a base-year value.

Instructions

(a) Compute the ending inventory for Richardson Company for 2013 through 2018 using dollar-value LIFO.

(b) Using your computation schedules as your illustration, write a step-by-step set of instructions explaining how the calculationsare done. Begin your explanation by briefly explaining the theory behind this inventory method, includingthe purpose of putting all amounts into base-year price levels.

Question:In your audit of Jose Oliva Company, you find that a physical inventory on December 31, 2017, showed merchandise with a cost of \(441,000 was on hand at that date. You also discover the followingitems were all excluded from the \)441,000.

1. Merchandise of \(61,000 which is held by Oliva on consignment. The consignor is the Max Suzuki Company.

2. Merchandise costing \)38,000 which was shipped by Oliva f.o.b. destination to a customer on December 31, 2017. The customerwas expected to receive the merchandise on January 6, 2018.

3. Merchandise costing \(46,000 which was shipped by Oliva f.o.b. shipping point to a customer on December 29, 2017. Thecustomer was scheduled to receive the merchandise on January 2, 2018.

4. Merchandise costing \)83,000 shipped by a vendor f.o.b. destination on December 30, 2017, and received by Oliva on January4, 2018.

5. Merchandise costing $51,000 shipped by a vendor f.o.b. shipping point on December 31, 2017, and received by Oliva onJanuary 5, 2018.

Instructions

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