In: Accounting
Problem 1
A subsidiary of J & J Products is in the process of preparing
interim financial statements. Since they take physical inventory on
an annual basis they use the Conventional Retail Inventory Method
to estimate inventory. Fortunately, J & J Products keeps very
detailed inventory records at both cost and retail. The following
information for containers, as of the end of the third quarter,
2015, is provided.
COST | RETAIL | |
BEGINNING INVENTORY | 90,000 | 167,000 |
PURCHASES | 250,000 | 435,000 |
PURCHASE RETURNS | 8,000 | |
MARKUPS | 10,000 | |
MARKUPS CANCELLATIONS | 25,000 | |
MARKDOWNS | 5,000 | |
EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS | 9,000 | |
SALES | 400,000 | |
Using the conventional retail inventory method calculate ending
inventory at cost (for the third quarter of 2015).
Please show all calculations in detail. thanks!!!
calculation of ending inventory at cost | ||||
particulars | Cost | retail | ||
Beginning inventory | $ 90,000.00 | $ 1,67,000.00 | ||
purchases | $ 2,50,000.00 | $ 4,35,000.00 | ||
purchase return | $ 8,000.00 | |||
total | $ 3,32,000.00 | $ 6,02,000.00 | ||
markups | $ 10,000.00 | |||
markup cancellation | $ 25,000.00 | |||
net markups (10000-25000) | $ -15,000.00 | |||
markdown | $ 5,000.00 | |||
employeess discount | $ 9,000.00 | |||
sales | $ 4,00,000.00 | |||
inventoey in retail( total-markdwon-enployees discount-sales) | $ 1,73,000.00 | |||
cost to retail ratio = 332000/602000= 0.55 | ||||
closing inventory at cost = 0.55*173000= 95150 |