Compute the balance of the Inventory account on January 12 assuming that the company uses periodic inventory system.
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
- State College Technology Store is a retial computer store in the university center of a large midwestern university. The school engaged in the following transactions during January of the current year. At December 31 last year, the company’s inventory amounted to $150000.
Jan. 8 Purchased 20 Nonpxe laptop computers on account from Led Inc. The laptop comptuers cost $800 each. Payment is due in 30 days
Jan. 10 Sold 4 Nopxe laptop computers on account to the Department of Microbiology at State College at a retail sales price of $1200. Unit cost of each laptop was $1000.
- Compute the balance of the Inventory account on January 12 assuming that the company uses periodic inventory system.
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