48. Which of the following statements is incorrect about perpetual inventory system? a. Inventory account is debited upon purchase b. One of the entries made to make up return of goods sold on account is Dr. inventory and Cr. cost of goods sold. c. Sales allowance granted to customer on account would require an entry debiting sales returns and allowance and crediting accounts receivable.

48. Which of the following statements is incorrect about perpetual inventory system? a. Inventory account is debited upon purchase b. One of the entries made to make up return of goods sold on account is Dr. inventory and Cr. cost of goods sold. c. Sales allowance granted to customer on account would require an entry debiting sales returns and allowance and crediting accounts receivable.

Principles of Accounting Volume 1

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Chapter10: Inventory

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Errors A company that uses the periodic inventory system makes the following errors: 1. It omits a purchase on credit from the purchases account and the ending inventory. 2. It omits a purchase on credit from the purchases account, but the ending inventory is correct. 3. It overstates the ending inventory, but purchases arc correct. Required: Indicate the effect of the preceding errors on the income statement and the balance sheet of the current and succeeding years.
Our narrative and DFDs are created assuming that accounts payable result from the purchase of inventory using a perpetual inventory system. However, inventory is not the only item that a company might purchase. For each of the following situations, show the journal entry (in debit/credit journal entry format with no dollar amounts) that would result when the accounts payable was created. Make and state any assumptions you think are necessary. Situations: 1. Merchandise is purchased, and a periodic inventory process is used. 2. Merchandise is purchased, and a perpetual inventory process is used. 3. Office supplies are purchased. 4. Plant assets are purchased. 5. Legal services are purchased.
Indicate the effect of each of the following errors on the following balance sheet and income statement items for the current and succeeding years: beginning inventory, ending inventory, accounts payable, retained earnings, purchases, cost of goods sold, net income, and earnings per share. a. The ending inventory is overstated. b. Merchandise purchased on account and received was not recorded in the purchases account until the succeeding year although the item was included in inventory of the current year. c. Merchandise purchased on account and shipped FOB shipping point was not recorded in either the purchases account or the ending inventory. d. The ending inventory was understated as a result of the exclusion of goods sent out on consignment.
Assume that the business in Exercise 7-9 maintains a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, assuming the last-in, first-out method. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 4.
Which of the following describes features of a perpetual inventory system? A. Technology is normally used to record inventory changes. B. Merchandise bought is recorded as purchases. C. An adjusting journal entry is required at year end, to match physical counts to the asset account. D. Inventory is updated at the end of the period.
Errors As controller of Lerner Company, which uses a periodic inventory system, you discover the following errors in the current year: 1. Merchandise with a cost of 17,500 was properly included in the final inventory, but the purchase was not recorded until the following year. 2. Merchandise purchases are in transit under terms of FOB shipping point. They have been excluded from the inventory, but the purchase was recorded in the current year on the receipt of the invoice of 4,300. 3. Goods out on consignment have been excluded from inventory. 4. Merchandise purchases under terms FOB shipping point have been omitted from the purchases account and the ending inventory. The purchases were recorded in the following year. 5. Goods held on consignment from Talbert Supply Co. were included in the inventory. Required: For each error, indicate the effect on the ending inventory and the net income for the current year and on the net income for the following year.
Perpetual and Periodic Inventory Systems Below is a list of inventory systems options. a. Perpetual inventory system b. Periodic inventory system c. Both perpetual and periodic inventory systems Required: Match each option with one of the following: 1. Only revenue is recorded as sales are made during the period; the cost of goods sold is recorded at the end of the period. 2. Cost of goods sold is determined as each sale is made. 3. Inventory purchases are recorded in an inventory account. 4. Inventory purchases are recorded in a purchases account. 5. Cost of goods sold is determined only at the end of the period by subtracting the cost of ending inventory from the cost of goods available for sale. 6. Both revenue and cost of goods sold are recorded during the period as sales are made. 7. The inventory is verified by a physical count.
Assume that the business in Exercise 7-9 maintains a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of merchandise sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale, assuming the first-in, first-out method. Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 3.
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