Intermediate Accounting
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Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.14E
Inventory cost flow methods; perpetual system
• LO8–1, LO8–4
[This is a variation of E 8–13 modified to focus on the perpetual inventory system and alternative cost flow methods.]
Altira Corporation uses a perpetual inventory system. The following transactions affected its merchandise inventory during the month of August 2018:
| Aug. 1 | Inventory on hand—2,000 units; cost $6.10 each. |
| 8 | Purchased 10,000 units for $5.50 each. |
| 14 | Sold 8,000 units for $12.00 each. |
| 18 | Purchased 6,000 units for $5.00 each. |
| 25 | Sold 7,000 units for $11.00 each. |
| 31 | Inventory on hand—3,000 units. |
Required:
Determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31, 2018, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2018 income statement using each of the following cost flow methods:
1. First-in, first-out (FIFO)
2. Last-in, first-out (LIFO)
3. Average cost
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E9.3B (L0 1) (LCNRV) Sunshine Company follows the practice of pricing its inventory at LCNRV, on an individual-item basis.
Item No.
Quantity
Cost per Unit
Cost to Replace
Estimated
Selling Price
Cost of Completion and Disposal
Normal
Profi t
A
1,200
$8.10
$8.00
$9.00
$0.35
$0.90
B
600
6.00
5.60
6.00
0.45
0.50
C
200
5.50
5.00
7.00
0.40
1.00
D
700
7.25
7.50
8.00
0.50
0.90
E
1,000
2.10
2.00
2.80
0.65
0.20
F
500
4.05
4.00
5.00
0.40
0.75
G
2,000
8.75
8.15
9.00
0.60
0.50
H
300
9.95
9.00
10.50
0.30
1.00
Instructions
From the information above,
determine the amount of Sunshine Company inventory using the LCNRV method.
determine the amount of Sunshine Company inventory using the LCM method.
E8.8 (LO 2) (Purchases Recorded, Gross Method) Cruise Industries purchased $10,800 of merchandise on February 1, 2020, subject to a trade discount of 10% and with credit terms of 3/15, n/60. It returned $2,500 (gross price before trade or cash discount) on February 4. The invoice was paid on February 13.
Instructions
a. Assuming that Cruise uses the perpetual method for recording merchandise transactions, record the purchase, return, and payment using the gross method.
b. Assuming that Cruise uses the periodic method for recording merchandise transactions, record the purchase, return, and payment using the gross method.
c. At what amount would the purchase on February 1 be recorded if the net method were used?
E8.12 (LO 3) (FIFO, LIFO, Average-Cost Inventory) Shania Twain Company was formed onDecember 1, 2019. The following information is available from Twain’s inventory records for Product BAP.
Units Unit CostJanuary 1, 2020 (beginning inventory) 600 $ 8.00Purchases:January 5, 2020 1,200 9.00January 25, 2020 1,300 10.00February 16, 2020 800 11.00March 26, 2020 600 12.00
A physical inventory on March 31, 2020, shows 1,600 units on hand.InstructionsPrepare schedules to compute the ending inventory at March 31, 2020, under each of the following inventory methods.a. FIFO b. LIFO. c. Weighted-average (round unit costs to two decimal places)
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