Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
RIVERA COMPANY
Balance Sheet (Partial)
December 31
Current assets
Cash .................................................................... $ 190,000
Receivables (net) ............................................... 400,000
Inventories
Finished goods .......................................... $170,000
Work in process ......................................... 200,000
Raw materials............................................. 335,000 705,000
Prepaid insurance .............................................. 41,000
Total current assets ................................... $1,336,000
2013 $100,000
Items 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, and 17 would be reported as inventory in the
financial statements.
The consigned goods of $61,000 are not owned by Jose Oliva and were properly
excluded.
The goods in transit to a customer of $46,000, shipped f.o.b. shipping point, are
properly excluded from the inventory because the title to the goods passed
when they left the seller (Oliva) and therefore a sale and related cost of goods
sold should be recorded in 2014.
The goods in transit from a vendor of $83,000, shipped f.o.b. destination, are
properly excluded from the inventory because the title to the goods does not
pass to Oliva until the buyer (Oliva) receives them.
EXERCISE 8-3 (10–15 minutes)
4. Include in inventory. Under invoice terms, title passed when goods were
shipped.
3. No adjustment necessary.
(b) Transaction 3
Sales Revenue ............................................... 12,800
Accounts Receivable................................................ 12,800
(To reverse sale entry in 2014)
Transaction 4
Purchases (Inventory) ................................... 15,630
Accounts Payable ..................................................... 15,630
(To record purchase of merchandise
in 2014)
Transaction 8
Sales Returns and Allowances ..................... 2,600
Accounts Receivable............................ 2,600
EXERCISE 8-6 (10–20 minutes)
$370,000
(a) = 1.85 to 1
$200,000
Errors in Inventories
Net Add Deduct Deduct Add
Income Overstate- Understate- Overstate- Understate- Corrected
Year Per Books ment Jan. 1 ment Jan. 1 ment Dec. 31 ment Dec. 31 Net Income
2009 $ 50,000 $3,000 $ 47,000
2010 52,000 $3,000 9,000 46,000
2011 54,000 9,000 $11,000 74,000
2012 56,000 $11,000 45,000
2013 58,000 2,000 60,000
2014 60,000 2,000 8,000 50,000
$330,000 $322,000
Note: FIFO periodic and FIFO perpetual provide the same gross profit
and inventory value.
(d) LIFO matches more current costs with revenue. When prices are
rising (as is generally the case), this results in a higher amount for
cost of goods sold and a lower gross profit. As indicated in this
exercise, prices were rising and cost of goods sold under LIFO was
higher.
(d) FIFO.
(a) (1) 2,100 units available for sale – 1,400 units sold = 700 units in the
ending inventory.
500 @ $4.58 = $2,290
200 @ 4.60 = 920
700 $3,210 Ending inventory at FIFO cost.
(3) $9,240 cost of goods available for sale ÷ 2,100 units available for
sale = $4.40 weighted-average unit cost.
700 units X $4.40 = $3,080 Ending inventory at weighted-average
cost.
EXERCISE 8-16 (Continued)
(b) (1) LIFO will yield the lowest gross profit because this method will
yield the highest cost of goods sold figure in the situation
presented. The company has experienced rising purchase prices
for its inventory acquisitions. In a period of rising prices, LIFO will
yield the highest cost of goods sold because the most recent
purchase prices (which are the higher prices in this case) are used
to price cost of goods sold while the older (and lower) purchase
prices are used to cost the ending inventory.
(2) LIFO will yield the lowest ending inventory because LIFO uses the
oldest costs to price the ending inventory units. The company has
experienced rising purchase prices. The oldest costs in this case
are the lower costs.
*Purchases
6,000 @ $22 = $132,000
10,000 @ $25 = 250,000
7,000 @ $30 = 210,000
$592,000
***Last-in, first-out:
6,000 units @ $20 = $120,000
2,000 units @ $22 = 44,000
$164,000
EXERCISE 8-19 (20–25 minutes)
Units
Beginning inventory 10,000
Plus purchases 34,000
Units available for sale 44,000
Less sales ($150,000 ÷ 5) 30,000
Ending inventory 14,000
The unit computation is the same for both assumptions, but the cost assigned to
the units of ending inventory are different.
(c) FIFO matches older costs with revenue. When prices are declining, as in
this case, this results in a higher amount for cost of goods sold. Therefore,
it is recommended that FIFO be used by Johnny Football Shop to minimize
taxable income.
(a) The difference between the inventory used for internal reporting purposes
and LIFO is referred to as the Allowance to Reduce Inventory to LIFO or the
LIFO reserve. The change in the allowance balance from one period to the
next is called the LIFO effect (or as shown in this example, the LIFO
adjustment).
(b) LIFO subtracts inflation from inventory costs by charging the items
purchased recently to cost of goods sold. As a result, ending inventory
(assuming increasing prices) will be lower than FIFO or average cost.
EXERCISE 8-21 (Continued)
If the company has any sales on account or payables, then the cash flow
number is incorrect. It is assumed here that the cash basis of accounting is
used.
(d) The company has extra cash because its taxes are less. The reason taxes
are lower is because cost of goods sold (in a period of inflation) is higher
under LIFO than FIFO. As a result, net income is lower which leads to lower
income taxes. If prices are decreasing, the opposite effect results.
Ending Inventory—Average-Cost
No. Units Unit Cost Total Cost
150 $25.30 $3,795
Change from
Current $ Price Index Base Year $ Prior Year
2011 $ 80,000 1.00 $ 80,000 —
2012 115,500 1.05 110,000 $+30,000
2013 108,000 1.20 90,000 (20,000)
2014 122,200 1.30 94,000 +4,000
2015 154,000 1.40 110,000 +16,000
2016 176,900 1.45 122,000 +12,000
EXERCISE 8-25 (Continued)
Change from
Date Current $ Price Index Base-Year $ Prior Year
Dec. 31, 2010 $ 70,000 1.00 $70,000 —
Dec. 31, 2011 90,300 1.05 86,000 $+16,000
Dec. 31, 2012 95,120 1.16 82,000 (4,000)
Dec. 31, 2013 105,600 1.20 88,000 +6,000
Dec. 31, 2014 100,000 1.25 80,000 (8,000)
EXERCISE 8-26 (Continued)