Compute the inventory by the conventional retail inventory


Question 1 - The records of Novak's Boutique report the following data for the month of April.

Sales revenue

$101,000

Purchases (at cost)

$45,800

Sales returns

1,800

Purchases (at sales price)

91,400

Markups

11,000

Purchase returns (at cost)

1,800

Markup cancellations

1,500

Purchase returns (at sales price)

2,700

Markdowns

9,900

Beginning inventory (at cost)

31,280

Markdown cancellations

2,600

Beginning inventory (at sales price)

50,800

Freight on purchases

2,200



Compute the ending inventory by the conventional retail inventory method.

Question 2 - Wildhorse Inc. uses LIFO inventory costing. At January 1, 2017, inventory was $214,439 at both cost and market value. At December 31, 2017, the inventory was $283,974 at cost and $262,600 at market value.

Prepare the necessary December 31 entry under (a) the cost-of-goods-sold method (b) Loss method.

Question 3 - Concord Company uses the LCNRV method, on an individual-item basis, in pricing its inventory items. The inventory at December 31, 2017, consists of products D, E, F, G, H, and I. Relevant per unit data for these products appear below.

Item D

Item E

Item F

Item G

Item H

Item I

Estimated selling price

$125

$114

$99

$94

$114

$94






Cost

78

83

83

83

52

37






Cost to complete

31

31

26

36

31

31






Selling costs

10

19

10

21

10

21






Using the LCNRV rule, determine the proper unit value for balance sheet reporting purposes at December 31, 2017, for each of the inventory items above.

Question 4 - Novak Company uses the gross profit method to estimate inventory for monthly reporting purposes. Presented below is information for the month of May.

Inventory, May 1

$ 174,600

Purchases (gross)

607,000

Freight-in

29,300

Sales revenue

983,300

Sales returns

67,700

Purchase discounts

12,700

Compute the estimated inventory at May 31, assuming that the gross profit is 20% of net sales.

Compute the estimated inventory at May 31, assuming that the gross profit is 20% of cost. (Round percentage of sales to 2 decimal places, e.g. 78.74% and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 6,225.)

Question 5 - Presented below is information related to Waterway Company.

Cost

Retail

Beginning inventory

$380,418

$282,000

Purchases

1,353,000

2,150,000

Markups

96,700


Markup cancellations

16,500


Markdowns

33,200


Markdown cancellations

4,600


Sales revenue

2,206,000


Compute the inventory by the conventional retail inventory method.

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