GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Effect of different cost flows methods: - ANS Balance sheet & Income Statement
Inventory errors effect which financial statement? - ANS Balance sheet & Income Statement
FOB shipping point: - ANS -ownership of the goods passes to the buyer when the public
carrier accepts the goods from the seller
-not considered inventory till they receive goods
Periodic System: - ANS -merchandise NOT tracked on a day-to-day basis
-inventory & COGS is determined at the end of the accounting period by doing a physical count
Perpetual System: - ANS -records of inventory are kept continuously
-cogs is determined each time a sale occurs
-typically used with high value merchandise
How to calculate Book Value of asset: - ANS = ( Cost - accumulated depreciation )
Calculating COGS in a Periodic System: - ANS + Purchases
- Purchase returns & discounts
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, + Freight-in (shipping costs)
- Ending Inventory
= Cost of Goods Sold
Sale of Merchandise Journal Entry: (remember 2 entries!) - ANS Dr. Accounts Receivable xxx
Cr. Sales xxx
Dr. Cost of goods sold xxx
Cr. Inventory xxx
-For actual amount of sale
-For cost of the inventory items sold
Sales returns & allowances Journal entry: - ANS Dr. Sales returns & allowances
Cr. A/R
Dr. Inventory
Cr. COGS
Sales discounts: Recording payment & discount Journal entry: - ANS Dr. Cash
Dr. Sales Discounts
Cr. A/R
Freight Costs Journal entry: - ANS Dr. Inventory
Cr. Cash
-shipping costs incurred by the company are added into inventory
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