Accounting Questions

#41

Presented below is information for Zales Company for the month of January 2017.

Cost of goods sold	$280,000		Rent expense	$35,000
Freight-out	7,000		Sales discounts	8,000
Insurance expense	12,000		Sales returns and allowances	13,000
Salaries and wages expense	42,000		Sales revenue	421,000

Instructions

(a)	Prepare a multiple-step income statement.
(b)	Calculate the profit margin and the gross profit rate.

 

#42

Assume that Mitchell Company uses a periodic inventory system and has these account balances: Purchases $620,000; Purchase Returns and Allowances $25,000; Purchases Discounts $11,000; and Freight-In $19,000; beginning inventory of $45,000; ending inventory of $55,000; and net sales of $750,000. Determine the amounts to be reported for cost of goods sold and gross profit.

 

#43

Woodson Company sells many products. Gizmo is one of its popular items. Below is an analysis of the inventory purchases and sales of Gizmo for the month of March. Woodson Company uses the perpetual inventory system.

Purchases

Sales

 

Units

Unit Cost

Units

Selling Price/Unit

 

3/1	Beginning inventory	100	$40
3/3	Purchase	60	$50

 

3/4

Sales

60

$80

 

3/10

Purchase

200

$55

 

3/16	Sales			90	$90
3/19	Sales			70	$90
3/25	Sales			60	$90

 

3/30

Purchase

40

$60

Instructions
(a)     Using the FIFO assumption, calculate the amount charged to cost of goods sold for March. (Show computations)
(b)     Using the LIFO assumption, calculate the amount assigned to the inventory on hand on March 31. (Show computations)

 

#44

The management of Otto Corp. is considering the effects of various inventory costing methods on its financial statements and its income tax expense. Assuming that the price the company pays for inventory is increasing, which method will:
1.     result in the lowest income tax expense?
2.     provide the highest net income?
3.     provide the highest ending inventory?
4.     result in the most stable earnings over a number of years?

 

#45

Fraud experts often say that there are three primary factors that contribute to employee fraud. Identify the three factors and explain what is meant by each.

 

#46

Identify the internal control procedures applicable to cash receipts for Colorado Company in each of the following situations.

1. All cashiers are bonded.

2. The treasurer compares the total cash receipts to the bank deposit daily.

3. The bookkeeper records cash receipts which are held by the treasurer.

4. Only the treasurer holds cash receipts.

5. Deposit slips are completed for each deposit.

 

 

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