Corrs Company began operations in 2013 and determined its ending inventory at co
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Question
Corrs Company began operations in 2013 and determined its ending inventory at cost and at lower-of-cost-or-market at December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2014. This information is presented below. Prepare the journal entries required at December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2014, assuming that the inventory is recorded at market, and a perpetual inventory system (direct method) is used. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Prepare journal entries required at December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2014, assuming that the inventory is recorded at cost and an allowance account is adjusted at each year-end under a perpetual system. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Which of the two methods above provides the higher net income in each year?Explanation / Answer
Answer
Answer (a)
31 December 2013
Cost of goods sold A/c Dr. $ 0
To Inventory A/c Cr. $ 0
(Inventory valued at lower of cost or market value)
31 December 2014
Cost of goods sold A/c Dr. $ 0
To Inventory A/c Cr. $ 0
(Inventory valued at lower of cost or market value)
Answer (b)
31 December 2013
Inventory allowance A/c Dr. $ 19000 ($ 346000 - $ 327000)
To Inventory A/c Cr. $ 19000
(Inventory valued at lower of cost or market value)
31 December 2014
Inventory allowance A/c Dr. $ 15000 ($ 410000 - $ 395000)
To Inventory A/c Cr. $ 15000
(Inventory valued at lower of cost or market value)
Answer (c )
Both methods will provide same net income in each year.