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Prepare the necessary journal entries to record these transactions. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
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John's Specialty Store uses a periodic inventory system. The following are some inventory transactions for the month of May 2013:
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John's purchased merchandise on account for $5,200. Freight charges of $400 were paid in cash. |
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John’s returned some of the merchandise purchased in (1). The cost of the merchandise was $700 and John’s account was credited by the supplier.
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Merchandise costing $2,900 was sold for $5,400 in cash. |
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Prepare the necessary journal entries to record these transactions. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
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Altira Corporation uses a periodic inventory system. The following information related to its merchandise inventory during the month of August 2013 is available:
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    Inventory on hand—10,000 units; cost $8.00 each. |
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    Purchased 26,000 units for $7.1 each. |
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    Sold 19,000 units for $13.6 each. |
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    Purchased 14,000 units for $6.6 each. |
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    Sold 18,000 units for $12.6 each. |
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    Inventory on hand—13,000 units. |
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Determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31, 2013, balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2013 income statement using each of the following cost flow methods:
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Alta Ski Company's inventory records contained the following information regarding its latest ski model. The company uses a periodic inventory system.
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  Beginning inventory, January 1, 2013
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1,300
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$
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95
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  Purchases:
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     January 15
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2,700
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$
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110
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     January 21
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2,500
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 units
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@
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$
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115
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  Sales:
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     January 5
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1,250
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 units
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@
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$
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135
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 each
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     January 22
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1,650
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 units
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@
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$
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145
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 each
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     January 29
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1,100
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 units
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@
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$
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150
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 each
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  Ending inventory, January 31, 2013
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2,500
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Which method, FIFO or LIFO, will result in the highest cost of goods sold figure for January 2013?
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Which method will result in the highest ending inventory balance?
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Compute cost of goods sold for January and the ending inventory using both the FIFO and LIFO methods.
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On January 1, 2013, the Taylor Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO method. The inventory value for its one inventory pool on this date was $350,000. Inventory data for 2013 through 2015 are as follows:
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Ending Inventory at Year-End Costs |
Cost Index |
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384,800 |
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442,750 |
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1.15 |
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461,250 |
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1.23 |
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| Calculate Taylor’s ending inventory for 2013, 2014, and 2015. |
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