Ladies Resale Is a consignment store that sells ladies used clothing. Dorothy May took clothes to the resale shop on December 15 to be sold on consignment. The clothes have not been sold as of December 31. Which company should include the inventory on its December 31 balance sheet?
Michael Company shipped merchandise to PJ Sales on December 31, Year 1, terms FOB destination. The merchandise arrives at PJ’s on January 4, Year 2. Which company should include the inventory on its December 31, Year 1 balance sheet?
Allied Company purchased goods from Baker Company on December 28. Allied agreed to pick up the goods from Baker. On December 31 the goods were in Baker’s warehouse separated and identified as Allied’s. Which company should include the inventory on its December 31 balance sheet?
Determine the effect on a company’s Assets and Net Income from the following transaction: a loss on inventory is recorded as an adjusting entry.
| Assets | Net Income | |
|---|---|---|
| A | Decreased | Decreased |
| B | Decreased | No effect |
| C | Increased | No effect |
| D | Increased | Increased |
| E | None of the above | |
Determine the effect on a company’s Assets and Net Income from the following transaction: a company using the perpetual inventory method ships goods costing $5,000 to a customer FOB shipping point. The sale price is $8,000.
| Assets | Net Income | |
|---|---|---|
| A | Decreased | Decreased |
| B | Decreased | No effect |
| C | Increased | No effect |
| D | Increased | Increased |
| E | None of the above | |
Ancient Inc. shipped merchandise to Cantor Company on December 26, Year 1, FOB shipping point. The merchandise arrived at Cantor on January 2, Year 2. Which company should include the inventory on its December 31, Year 1 balance sheet?
A company uses the periodic inventory system to account for inventories. Information related to the company’s inventory for the month of October is given below:
| Date | Units | Unit Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning | 150 | 2.20 | 330 |
| Oct. 2 | 600 | 2.40 | 1,440 |
| Oct. 10 | 500 | 2.50 | 1,250 |
| Oct. 17 | 500 | 2.60 | 1,300 |
| Oct. 28 | 700 | 2.70 | 1,890 |
During October the company sold 1,400 units at $6.00 per unit.
A company discovered in Year 3 that the following inventory errors had occurred:
Determine the effect those errors would have on the Year 1 and Year 2 financial statements:
| Net Income | Shareholders’ Equity | |
| A | Understated by $12,000 | Understated by $7,000 |
| B | Overstated by $5,000 | No effect |
| C | Overstated by $7,000 | Overstated by $2,000 |
| D | Overstated by $7,000 | Overstated by $7,000 |
| E | Overstated by $12,000 | Overstated by $7,000 |