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Chapter 7, Problem 7.4E
Inferring Merchandise Purchases
Abercrombie and Fitch is a leading retailer of casual apparel for men, women, and children. Assume that you are employed as a stock analyst and your boss has just completed a review of the new Abercrombie annual report. She provided you with her notes, but they are missing some information that you need. Her notes show that the ending inventory for Abercrombie in the current and previous years was $560,818,000 and $385,857,000. respectively. Net sales for the current year were $4,158,058,000. Cost of goods sold was $1,639,188,000. Net income was $127,658,000. For your analysis, you determine that you need to know the amount of purchases for the year.
Required:
Can you develop the information from her notes? Explain and show calculations. (Hint: Use the cost of goods sold equation or the inventory T-account to solve for the Deeded value.)
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Abercrombie and Fitch is a leading retailer of casual apparel for men, women, and children. Assume that you are employed as a stock analyst and your boss has just completed a review of the new Abercrombie annual report. She provided you with her notes, but they are missing some information that you need. Her notes show that the ending inventory for Abercrombie in the current and previous years was $424,393,000 and $399,795,000, respectively. Net sales for the current year were $3,492,690,000. Cost of goods sold was $1,408,848,000. Income before taxes was $55,161,000.
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Determine the amount of purchases for the year. (Hint: Use the cost of goods sold equation or the inventory T-account to solve for the needed value.)
E7-4 Inferring Merchandise Purchases
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Abercrombie and Fitch is a leading retailer of casual apparel for men, women, and children. Assume that you are
employed as a stock analyst and your boss has just completed a review of the new Abercrombie annual report. She
provided you with her notes, but they are missing some information that you need. Her notes show that the ending
inventory for Abercrombie in the current and previous years was $424,393,000 and $399,795,000, respectively. Net
sales for the current year were $3,492,690,000. Cost of goods sold was $1,408,848,000. Income before taxes was
$55,161,000. For your analysis, you determine that you need to know the amount of purchases for the year.
Required:
Can you develop the information from her notes? Explain and show calculations. (Hint: Use the cost of goods sold
equation or the inventory T-account to solve for the needed value.)
Chapter 7 Solutions
GB 112/212 MANAGERIAL ACC. W/ACCESS >C<
Ch. 7 - Why is inventory an important item to both...Ch. 7 - Prob. 2QCh. 7 - Prob. 3QCh. 7 - Prob. 4QCh. 7 - Prob. 5QCh. 7 - The chapter discussed tour inventory costing...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7QCh. 7 - Contrast the effects of LIFO versus FIFO on...Ch. 7 - Contrast the income statement effect of LIFO...Ch. 7 - Prob. 10Q
Ch. 7 - Explain briefly the application of the LCM concept...Ch. 7 - Prob. 12QCh. 7 - Consider the following information: ending...Ch. 7 - The inventory costing method selected by a company...Ch. 7 - Which of the following is not a component of the...Ch. 7 - Consider the following information: beginning...Ch. 7 - Consider the following information: beginning...Ch. 7 - An increasing inventory turnover ratio a....Ch. 7 - If the ending balance in accounts payable...Ch. 7 - Which of the following regarding the lower of cost...Ch. 7 - Which inventory method provides a better matching...Ch. 7 - Which of the following is false regarding a...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.1MECh. 7 - Recording the Cost of Purchases for a Merchandiser...Ch. 7 - Identifying the Cost of Inventories for a...Ch. 7 - Inferring Purchases Using the Cost of Goods Sold...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.5MECh. 7 - Matching Inventory Costing Method Choices to...Ch. 7 - Reporting Inventory under Lower of Cost or Market...Ch. 7 - Determining the Effects of Inventory Management...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.9MECh. 7 - Prob. 7.1ECh. 7 - Inferring Missing Amounts Based on Income...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.3ECh. 7 - Inferring Merchandise Purchases Abercrombie and...Ch. 7 - Calculating Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods...Ch. 7 - Calculating Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods...Ch. 7 - Analyzing and Interpreting the Financial Statement...Ch. 7 - Analyzing and Interpreting the Financial Statement...Ch. 7 - Evaluating the Choice among Three Alternative...Ch. 7 - Evaluating the Choice among Three Alternative...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.11ECh. 7 - Reporting Inventory at Lower of Cost or Market...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.13ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.14ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.15ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.16ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.17ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.18ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.19ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.20ECh. 7 - (Chapter Supplement A) Analyzing the Effects of a...Ch. 7 - (Chapter Supplement B) FIFO and LIFO Cost of Goods...Ch. 7 - (Chapter Supplement C) Recording Sales and...Ch. 7 - Analyzing Items to Be Included in Inventory Travis...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.2PCh. 7 - Evaluating Four Alternative Inventory Methods...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.4PCh. 7 - Evaluating the LIFO and FIFO Choice When Costs Are...Ch. 7 - Evaluating the Income Statement and Cash Flow...Ch. 7 - Evaluating the Effects of Manufacturing Changes on...Ch. 7 - Evaluating the Choice between LIFO and FIFO Based...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7 - (Chapter Supplement A) Analyzing LIFO and FIFO...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.1APCh. 7 - Evaluating Four Alternative Inventory Methods...Ch. 7 - Evaluating the UFO and FIFO Choice When Costs Are...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.4APCh. 7 - Prob. 7.1CONCh. 7 - Finding Financial Information Refer to the...Ch. 7 - Finding Financial Information Refer to the...Ch. 7 - Comparing Companies within an Industry Refer to...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.4CPCh. 7 - Using Financial Reports: Interpreting Effects of...Ch. 7 - Making a Decision as a Financial Analyst: Analysis...Ch. 7 - Evaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Earnings, Inventory...
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