1(a) Paragon Electronics‚ INC. LIFO Purchases By Paragon Sold to Ending Inventory Cost of goods sold Year Units Unit cost($) Aero Inc Units Unit Cost($) Total($) Unit Unit Cost($) Total($) 1986 100 700 80 20 700 14‚000 80 700 56‚000 1987 100 800 110 10 700 7‚000 100 10 800 700 87‚000 1988 100 850 92 10 8 700 850 7‚000 6‚800 92 850 78‚200 1989 100 750 104 10 4 700 850 7‚000 3‚400 100 4 750 850 78‚400 1990 100 650 94 10 4
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Chapter 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. Inventory often is one of the largest amounts listed under assets on the balance sheet which means that it represents a significant amount of the resources available to the business. The inventory may be excessive in amount‚ which is a needless waste of resources; alternatively it may be too low‚ which may result in lost sales. Therefore‚ for internal users inventory control is very important
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from LIFO TO FIFO it might be possible to maintain earning growth in 2008. He prepaid a memo to president explain how inventory flow assumption work and provides per forma income statement that show for one product adopting FIFO would allow Merrimack to report higher income in 2008 than it did in 2007 but higher income taxes would have to be paid. First Objective: The first objective in this case is to exposed students to different methods of inventory valuation. Students must know about LIFO and
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following cost flow methods: 1. First-in‚ first-out (FIFO) 2. Last-in‚ last-out (LIFO) 3. Average cost E8-14 Altira uses a perpetual inventory system. Determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31‚ 2011‚ balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2011 income statement using each of the following cost flow methods: 1. FIFO: 2. LIFO: 3. Average cost E8-18 1. Steelcase adjusts the LIFO reserve at the end
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the Beginning Inventory 1020.00 21.20 21624.00 From the first purchase 700.00 21.50 15050.00 From the second purchase 700.00 21.50 15050.00 Inventory Statement for 2006‚ FIFO Method Cost of Goods Sold Cost of Goods Sold Total / Cost of Goods Sold Ending Inventory Total / Ending Inventory Inventory Statement for 2005‚ FIFO Method From the third purchase 660.00 22.00 14520.00 3080.00 66244.00 From the third purchase 40.00 22.00 880.00 From the fourth purchase 1000.00 22.25 22250.00 1040
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AC210 EXAM 1 EEACH MULTIPLE QUESTION IS 5 POINTS PROBLEM IS 50 POINTS TOTAL POINTS=100 YOUR NAME___________Tyler Gaassett________________ Multiple Choice Questions *Highlight Your Answer Chapter 6 1-30. Operating income is: A. A measure of profitability after deducting cost of sales from net sales. B. A measure of profitability after deducting cost of sales and all expenses incurred in operating the business from net sales. C. A measure of liquidity after deducting cost
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6725 = 25.57% In answering the following questions‚ please refer to the financial statements of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and the relevant Notes to these statements at the end of this write-up. 1. What could be the cause(s) for the shift in LIFO-based inventory from 70% at December 31‚ 2010 to 65% at December 31‚ 2011? A decrease in the replacement cost for Cat’s inventories‚ or an increase in the obsolescence of Cat’s older inventories could cause a decrease in the reported total value
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sold……………………………….. 90‚000 Gross profit………………………………………… $60‚000 (15-20 min.) S 6-3 a b c Average Cost FIFO LIFO Cost of goods sold: Average (26 × $154.71) $4‚022.46 FIFO $1‚260 + (17 × $160) $3‚980 LIFO $4‚000 + (1 × $140) $4‚140 Ending inventory: Average (8 × $154.71) $ 1‚237.68 FIFO (8 × $160) $1‚280 LIFO (8 × $140) $1‚120 Computations: Units sold = 26 (9 + 25 − 8) Units in ending inventory = 8 Average cost
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reporting the highest amount of income possible. Thus the CEO will be pleased if the company uses the FIFO method. This method recognizes as cost of goods sold the oldest costs‚ and because prices are rising‚ the costs charged to cost of goods sold will be less than if LIFO is used. b). It would be difficult to state absolutely which method is truly in the best interest of the stockholders‚ as FIFO results in lower COGS on the income report; it also results in higher earnings. But when earnings are
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normal market conditions‚ using the FIFO method for recording inventory may be the prudent calculation and result in the highest stated revenues. However‚ if the price of a certain ingredient for a particular drug sky rockets because of a worldwide drought‚ then it would make more sense to use the LIFO method. This is because the LIFO method would result in higher Cost of Goods Sold‚ and thus less Taxable Income. IFRS does not permit companies to use the LIFO method‚ which seems odd given that IFRS
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