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sherimarie71
Oct 3, 2013, 11:37 AM
Ranns Supply uses a perpetual inventory system. On January 1, its inventory account had a beginning balance of $6,450,000. Ranns engaged in the following transactions during the year.
1. purchasd merchandise inventory for $9,500,000.
2. Generated net sales of $26,000,000.
3. Recorded inventory shrinkage of $10,000 after a physical inventory at year end.
4. Reported gross profit for the year of $15,000,000 in its income statement.
a. At what amount was Cost of Goods Sold reported in the company's year-end income statement?
b. At what amount was Merchandise inventory reported in the company's year-end balance sheet?
c. Immediately prior to recording inventory shrinkage at the end of the year, what was the balance of the Cost of Goods Sold and Merchandise Inventory account?

rehmanvohra
Oct 9, 2013, 06:33 AM
a. At what amount was Cost of Goods Sold reported in the company's year-end income statement?
COGS = Sales - Gross Profit:
26m - 15m = 11m
b. At what amount was Merchandise inventory reported in the company's year-end balance sheet?
Beginning inventory + Purchases - COGS
6.450m +9.500 - 11.000m = 4.950
c. Immediately prior to recording inventory shrinkage at the end of the year, what was the balance of the Cost of Goods Sold and Merchandise Inventory account?
Adjust for the shrinkage to get the answer