periodic inventory control system

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Chapter6: Accounting For Merchandising Businesses
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Problem 9PB: On June 30, 2019, the balances of the accounts appearing in the ledger of Simkins Company are as...
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You are the senior accountant for a shoe wholesaler that uses the periodic inventory method. You have determined the following information from your company’s records, which you assume is correct:

  1. Inventory of $296,064 was on hand at the start of the year.
  2. Purchases for the year totalled $2,028,000. Of this, $1,694,400 was purchased on account; that is, accounts payable was credited for this amount at the time of the purchase.
  3. A year-end inventory count revealed inventory of $389,760

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d) Assume that during the year, total inventory was sold for $3,360,000 on credit. What would be the entries to record the sales transaction under periodic inventory control system? What would be the entries to record the sales transaction under perpetual inventory control system?

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