Question

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 582 locations across the U.S. as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and Puerto Rico. As of its fiscal year-end 2010, Costco had approximately 60 million members. Selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions).

Selected Balance Sheet Data ($ millions)	2010	2009
Merchandise inventories	$5,638	$5,405
Deferred membership income (liability)	869	824

(a) During fiscal 2010, Costco collected $1,736 cash for membership fees. Use the financial statement effects template to record the cash collected for membership fees.
(b) In 2010, Costco recorded $67,995 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). Record this transaction in the financial statement effects template.
(c) Determine the value of merchandise that Costco purchased during fiscal-year 2010. Use the financial statement effects template to record these merchandise purchases. Assume all of Costco's purchases are on credit.

Use negative signs with your answers, when appropriate. Enter answers in millions.

	Balance Sheet
Transaction	Cash Asset	+	Noncash Assets	=	Liabilities	+	Contributed Capital	+	Earned Capital
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Income Statement
Revenue	-	Expenses	=	Net Income
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Answer 1

Balance Sheet
Transaction	Cash Asset	+	Non Cash Assets	=	Liabilities	+	Contributed Capital	+	Earned Capital	Comments
( a )	1,736.00				1,736.00					Cash received - Should be recognised as liability initially and then recognising revenue evenly over the period
( b )			-67,995.00						-67,995.00	COGS entry will be - COGS debit expense and Inventory Credit. So Income stmt balance will be transeferred to earned capital. Since inventory credited, so non cash asset balance is shown in negative
( c )			68,228.00		68,228.00					Amt calculated as per below working. Merchandise purchased on credit as given so debited merchandise non cash asset and credit accounts payable - liabilities.

Income Statement
Revenue	-	Expenses	=	Net Income
-		-67,995.00		-67,995.00

Calculation of Purchases	Amount
Opening Merchandise(Given)	5,405.00
Purchases(Bal.Fig)(67995+5638-5405)	68,228.00
Less: Closing Stock(Given)	-5,638.00
COGS(taken from Income Stmt - 67995)	67,995.00