Question : 130.On December 31, a company needed to estimate its ending : 1236935

130.On December 31, a company needed to estimate its ending inventory to prepare its annual financial statements. The following information is currently available:Inventory as of January 1: $120,500Net sales for the year: $400,000Net purchases for the year: $270,500This company typically achieves a gross profit ratio of 15%. Ending Inventory under the gross profit method would be:   

A.$102,425.

B.$10,425.

C.$9,000.

D.$51,000.

E.$51,425.

131.Interim financial statements:   

A.Are required by the Congress.

B.Are necessary to achieve full disclosure about a business’s operations.

C.Are statements prepared for periods of less than one year.

D.Require the use of the perpetual method for inventories.

E.Cannot be prepared if the company follows the conservatism principle.

132.Jefferson Company has sales of $300,000 and cost of goods available for sale of $270,000. If the gross profit ratio is typically 30%, the estimated cost of the ending inventory under the gross profit method would be:    

A.$60,000

B.$180,000

C.$30,000

D.$90,000

E.$120,000

133.Oxford Packing Company reported net sales in November of the current year of $1,000,000. At the beginning of November, the company reported beginning inventory of $368,000. Cost of goods purchased during November amounted to $217,500. The company reported ending inventory at the end of November of $226,750. The company’s gross profit rate for November of the current year was:    

A.35.9%

B.18.8%

C.81.2%

D.64.1%

E.58.6%

134.On April 24 of the current year, The Memphis Pecan Company experienced a tornado that destroyed the company’s entire inventory. At the beginning of April, the company reported beginning inventory of $226,750. Inventory purchased during April (until the date of the tornado) was $197,800. Sales for the month of April through April 24 were $642,500. Assuming the company’s typical gross profit ratio is 50%, estimate the amount of inventory destroyed in the tornado.   

A.$212,275

B.$103,300

C.$217,950

D.$321,250

E.$157,788

135.Avanti purchases inventory from overseas and incurs the following costs: the merchandise cost is $50,000, credit terms 2/10, n/30 that apply only to the $50,000; FOB shipping point freight charges are $1,500; insurance during transit is $500; and import duties are $1,000. Avanti paid within the discount period and incurred additional costs of $1,200 for advertising and $5,000 for sales commissions. Compute the cost that should be assigned to the inventory.   

A.$50,000

B.$53,000

C.$52,000

D.$51,500

E.$53,200

136.Hasham purchases inventory from overseas and incurs the following costs: the merchandise cost is $80,000, credit terms 1/10, n/30, applicable only to the $80,000; FOB shipping point freight charges are $2,500; insurance during transit is $300; and import duties are $1,500. Hasham paid within the discount period. Compute the cost that should be assigned to the inventory.   

A.$83,500

B.$79,200

C.$81,700

D.$84,300

E.$81,000

137.Some companies choose to avoid assigning incidental costs of acquiring merchandise to inventory by recording them as cost of goods sold when incurred. The principle that supports this is called:   

A.The matching principle.

B.The materiality constraint.

C.The cost principle.

D.The conservation constraint principle.

E.The lower of cost or market principle.

138.All of the following statements related to goods on consignment are true except:   

A.Goods on consignment are goods provided by the owner, call the consignor.

B.A consignee sells goods for the owner.

C.The consignor continues to own the consigned goods.

D.The consignee reports the goods in its inventory until sold.

E.The consignor reports the goods in its inventory until sold.

139.When costs to purchase inventory regularly decline, which method of inventory costing will yield the lowest gross profit and income?   

A.FIFO.

B.LIFO.

C.Weighted average.

D.Specific identification.

E.Gross margin.