
Presented below is information related to Cramer, Inc.
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Comment on the appropriateness of the accounting procedures followed by Cramer, Inc.
a.
Retained Earnings | 60,000 | ||||
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60,000 |
b. Materials were purchased on January 1, 2020, for $120,000 and this amount was entered in the Materials account. On December 31, 2020, the materials would have cost $141,000, so the following entry is made.
Inventory | 21,000 | ||||
Gain on Inventories | 21,000 |
c. During the year, the company purchased equipment through the issuance of common stock. The stock had a par value of $135,000 and a fair value of $450,000. The fair value of the equipment was not easily determinable. The company recorded this transaction as follows.
Equipment | 135,000 | ||||
Common Stock | 135,000 |
d. During the year, the company sold certain equipment for $285,000, recognizing a gain of $69,000. Because the controller believed that new equipment would be needed in the near future, she decided to defer the gain and amortize it over the life of any new equipment purchased.
e. An order for $61,500 has been received from a customer for products on hand. This order was shipped on January 9, 2021. The company made the following entry in 2020.
Accounts Receivable | 61,500 | ||||
Sales Revenue |

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