
Financial & Managerial Accounting 3rd Edition by Charles Horngren,Harrison, Walter,Suzanne Oliver
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0132962339
Financial & Managerial Accounting 3rd Edition by Charles Horngren,Harrison, Walter,Suzanne Oliver
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0132962339 Exercise 34
Accounting principles for inventory and applying the lower-of-cost-or-market rule
Some of M and T Electronics' merchandise is gathering dust. It is now December 31, 2012, and the current replacement cost of the ending inventory is $20,000 below the business's cost of the goods-, which was $100,000. Before any adjustments at the end of the period, the company's Cost of goods sold account has a balance of $410,000.
Requirements
1. Journalize any required entries.
2. At what amount should the company report for Inventory on the balance sheet
3. At what amount should the company report for Cost of goods sold
4. Which accounting principle or concept is most relevant to this situation
Some of M and T Electronics' merchandise is gathering dust. It is now December 31, 2012, and the current replacement cost of the ending inventory is $20,000 below the business's cost of the goods-, which was $100,000. Before any adjustments at the end of the period, the company's Cost of goods sold account has a balance of $410,000.
Requirements
1. Journalize any required entries.
2. At what amount should the company report for Inventory on the balance sheet
3. At what amount should the company report for Cost of goods sold
4. Which accounting principle or concept is most relevant to this situation
Explanation
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