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Zenith Company's Merchandise Inventory Account at Year-End Has a Balance

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Zenith Company's Merchandise Inventory account at year-end has a balance of $91,820,but a physical count reveals that only $90,450 of inventory exists.The adjusting entry to record this $1,370 of inventory shrinkage is:


A)  Merchandise inventory 1,370 Inventory shrinkage expense 1,370\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & 1,370 & \\\hline \text { Inventory shrinkage expense } & & 1,370 \\\hline\end{array}
B)  Purchases discounts 1,370 Cost of goods sold 1,370\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Purchases discounts } & 1,370 & \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & & 1,370 \\\hline\end{array}
C)  Cost of goods sold 1,370 Merchandise inventory 1,370\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 1,370 & \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & & 1,370 \\\hline\end{array}
D)  Inventory shrinkage expense 1,370 Cost of goods sold 1,370\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Inventory shrinkage expense } & 1,370 & \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & & 1,370 \\\hline\end{array}
E)  Cost of goods sold 90,450 Merchandise inventory 90,450\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 90,450 & \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & & 90,450 \\\hline\end{array}

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