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A Company That Uses the Perpetual Inventory System Purchased 500

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A company that uses the perpetual inventory system purchased 500 pallets of industrial soap for $12,000 and paid $770 for the freight-in.The company sold the whole lot to a supermarket chain for $13,000 on account.The company uses the specific-identification method of inventory costing.Which of the following entries correctly records the cost of goods sold?


A)  Cost of Goods Sold 12,770 Merchandise Inventory 12,770\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Cost of Goods Sold } & 12,770 & \\\hline \text { Merchandise Inventory } & & 12,770 \\\hline\end{array}
B)  Merchandise Inventory 12,770 Cost of Goods Sold 12,770\begin{array} { | l| r | r | } \hline \text { Merchandise Inventory } & 12,770 & \\\hline \text { Cost of Goods Sold } & & 12,770 \\\hline\end{array}
C)  Cost of Goods Sold 12,000 Sales Revenue 12,000\begin{array} { | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Cost of Goods Sold } & 12,000 & \\\hline \text { Sales Revenue } & & 12,000 \\\hline\end{array}
D)  Cost of Goods Sold 12,000 Merchandise Inventory 12,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Cost of Goods Sold } & 12,000 & \\\hline \text { Merchandise Inventory } & & 12,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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