Intermediate Accounting
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Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.11E
Gross profit method
• LO9–2
Royal Gorge Company uses the gross profit method to estimate ending inventory and cost of goods sold when preparing monthly financial statements required by its bank. Inventory on hand at the end of October was $58,500. The following information for the month of November was available from company records:
| Purchases | $110,000 |
| Freight-in | 3,000 |
| Sales | 180,000 |
| Sales returns | 5,000 |
| Purchases returns | 4,000 |
In addition, the controller is aware of $8,000 of inventory that was stolen during November from one of the company’s warehouses.
Required:
1. Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a gross profit ratio of 40%.
2. Calculate the estimated inventory at the end of November, assuming a markup on cost of 100%.
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E9.14B (L0 4)
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Wineview Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the yearend
physical inventory was taken. The corporation’s books disclosed the following.
Beginning inventory
$210,000
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Purchases for the year
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Merchandise with a selling price of $51,000 remained undamaged after the fire. Damaged merchandise with an original selling
price of $25,000 had a net realizable value of $2,500.
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Compute the amount of the loss as a result of the fire, assuming that the company had no insurance coverage.
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Question 42.
The cost of inventory that has been sold to customers is called:
A. cost of goods sold, and it appears on the income statement.
B.inventory, a current asset that appears on the balance sheet.
C.inventory, a current asset that appears on the income statement.
D.cost of goods sold, and it appears on the balance sheet.
Question 43.
ABC Company sold $120,000 of goods and accepted the customer's $120,000 10%, 1- year note in exchange. Assuming 10% approximates the market rate of return, how much interest would be recorded for the year ending December 31 if the sale was made on June 30?
A.12,000
B. 3,000
C.0
D. 6,000
Question 44
Under the allowance method of recognizing uncollectible accounts, the entry to write off an uncollectible account
A.increases the allowance for uncollectible accounts.
B.has no effect on the allowance for uncollectible accounts.
C.decreases net income.
D. has no effect on net income.
PB13.
LO 3.5Post the following November transactions to T-accounts for Accounts Payable, Inventory, and Cash, indicating the ending balance. Assume no beginning balances in Accounts Payable and Inventory, and a beginning Cash balance of $21,220.
purchased merchandise inventory on account, $9,900
paid vendors for part of inventory purchased earlier in month, $6,500
purchased merchandise inventory for cash, $4,750
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