Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259995484
Author: Ray Garrison
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Why do companies take a physical count of their inventory on hand at least once per year?
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- Under the periodic inventory system, what account is debited when an estimate is made for the cost of merchandise inventory sold this year, but expected to be returned next year? (a) Estimated Returns Inventory (b) Sales Returns and Allowances (c) Merchandise Inventory (d) Customer Refunds Payablearrow_forwardUnder the periodic inventory system, what account is credited when an estimate is made for sales made this year, but expected to be returned next year? (a) Merchandise Inventory (b) Customer Refunds Payable (c) Sales (d) Sales Returns and Allowancesarrow_forwardAssume your company uses the periodic inventory costing method, and the inventory count left out an entire warehouse of goods that were in stock at the end of the year, with a cost value of $222,000. How will this affect your net income in the current year? How will it affect next years net income?arrow_forward
- Financial statement data for years ending December 31 for Holland Company follow: a. Determine the inventory turnover for 20Y4 and 20Y3. b. Determine the days sales in inventory for 20Y4 and 20Y3. Use 365 days and round to one decimal place. c. Does the change in inventory turnover and the days sales in inventory from 20Y3 to 20Y4 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable trend?arrow_forwardFinancial statement data for years ending December 31 for Tango Company follow: a. Determine the inventory turnover for 20Y7 and 20Y6. b. Determine the days sales in inventory for 20Y7 and 20Y6. Use 365 days and round to one decimal place. c. Does the change in inventory turnover and the days sales in inventory from 20Y6 to 20Y7 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable trend?arrow_forwardA firm is preparing to make adjusting entries at the end of the accounting period. The balance of the merchandise inventory account is 200,000. If the firm is using the periodic inventory system, what does this balance represent?arrow_forward
- A firm is preparing to make adjusting entries at the end of the accounting period. The balance of the merchandise inventory account is 100,000. If the firm is using the perpetual inventory system, what does this balance represent?arrow_forwardAnalyzing Inventory The recent financial statements of McLelland Clothing Inc. include the following data: Required: 1. Calculate McLellands gross profit ratio (rounded to two decimal places), inventory turnover ratio (rounded to three decimal places), and the average days to sell inventory (assume a 365-day year and round to two decimal places) using the FIFO inventory costing method. Be sure to explain what each ratio means. 2. Calculate McLellands gross profit ratio (rounded to two decimal places), inventory turnover ratio (rounded to three decimal places), and the average days to sell inventory (assume a 365-day year and round to two decimal places) using the LIFO inventory costing method. Be sure to explain what each ratio means. 3. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Which ratios-the ones computed using FIFO or LIFO inventory values-provide the better indicator of how successful McLelland was at managing and controlling its inventory?arrow_forwardUse the following information relating to Shana Company to calculate the inventory turnover ratio and the number of days sales in inventory ratio.arrow_forward
- Reid Company uses the periodic inventory system. On January 1, it had an inventory balance of 250,000. During the year, it made 613,000 of net purchases. At the end of the year, a physical inventory showed it had ending inventory of 140,000. Calculate Reid Companys cost of goods sold for the year.arrow_forwardPerpetual and Periodic Inventory Systems Following is a partial list of account balances for two different merchandising companies. The amounts in the accounts represent the balances at the end of the year before any adjustments are made or the books are closed. Required Identify which inventory system, perpetual or periodic, each of the two companies uses. Explain how you know which systemeach company uses by looking at the types of accounts on its books. How much inventory should Company A have on hand at the end of the year? What is its cost of goods sold for the year? Explain why you cannot determine Company Bs cost of goods sold for the year from the information available.arrow_forwardThe general merchandise retail industry has a number of segments represented by the following companies: For a recent year, the following cost of goods sold and beginning and ending inventories are provided from corporate annual reports (in millions) for these three companies: a. Determine the inventory turnover ratio for all three companies. Round all calculations to one decimal place. b. Determine the number of days sales in inventory for all three companies. Use 365 days and round all calculations to one decimal place. c. Interpret these results based on each companys merchandising concept.arrow_forward
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