perpetual system. With a perpetual system‚ a running count of goods on hand is maintained at all times. The perpetual inventory method is not a physical check of inventory but rather a recording of changes in inventory when sales transactions occur. The FIFO method‚ which is explained later‚ will produce the same financial statement results no matter whether it is applied on a periodic or perpetual basis. This occurs because the beginning inventory and early purchases are taken away and charged to the
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÷ Total Units Available for Sale 900 Ending inventory (100 X $6.11) Cost of goods sold (800 X $6.11) Weighted Average Unit Cost $6.11 = $ 611 4‚889 (b) Ending inventory is lower than FIFO ($700) and higher than LIFO ($500). In contrast‚ cost of goods sold is higher than FIFO ($4‚800) and lower than LIFO ($5‚000). (c) The average-cost method uses a weighted-average unit cost‚ not a simple average of unit costs. EXERCISE 6-9 Cost Cameras Minolta Canon Total Light meters Vivitar Kodak Total Total
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would be: dr. Cost of Goods Sold cr. Merchandise inventory. 3) LIFO Method An example of an industry that uses LIFO is the mining industries. Assuming they have a pit‚ they are filling it up with coal they dig up. The first coal they sell will be from the top (last coal put in the pit)‚ and last one sold will be the ones in the bottom (first coal put in the pit)‚ therefore LIFO. There are many other industries with a similar setting where the last one put in would be
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Case Questions: Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Answers must be posted to Compass. You may work in groups of no more than four people. Be sure to remember to submit ALL names and UINs on the assignment. 1. How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Wal-Mart differ? How does each firm operate their business/attempt to create value? The major difference in these two companies’ retailing strategies‚ according to their filings in 2014‚ lies in the ways they expand their sales
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April 30 and May 31 using the FIFO method. In addition‚ determine cost of goods sold for April and May. c) Compute the cost of the ending inventory on April 30 and May 31 using the LIFO method. In addition‚ determine cost of goods sold for April and May. d) Do X´s cash flows from operations for April and May differ depending on which inventory costing method is used? Explain. 2. INVENTORY METHODS a) A company decided to change its inventory valuation from FIFO to weighted average in a period
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Ch18 Revenue Recognition (when it is realized or realizable‚ when it is earned) Revenue Recognition at point of sale: (1) Sales with Discounts (2) Sales with Right of Return: Three alternative revenue recognition methods‚ and recognize revenue only if all of six condition (3) Sales with buybacks (4) Bill and Hold Sales: buyer is not yet ready to take delivery but does take title and accept billing. Revenue is reported at the time title passes if (a) the risks of ownership have passed; (b) the
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Textron Case 1) How does Textron make money? Textron is able to make money as a result of 4 defining aspects of its business model: a. Textron is a conglomerate: by purchasing a variety of companies‚ Textron is able to share technology between its business units thus increasing its competitive advantage in these respective units. For instance‚ lessons learned in aerodynamics at Bell Helicopters can be used in the construction of aircraft at Cessna. Additionally‚ because of Textron ’s
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sensitive to inventory management as many retail products have short shelf lives due to cyclical inventory and technological advances. Through an analysis of each company’s inventory methodology‚ it was discovered that all utilized the first in-first out (FIFO) method‚ which values inventory by applying a cost-to-retail ratio to the ending inventory’s retail value that are common among U.S. retailers. This paper explores three diverse retail businesses and their inventory methodologies. The first‚ Home
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Assignment: See attached file Week3 D1: The controller of Sagehen Enterprises believes that the company should switch from the LIFO method to the FIFO method. The controller’s bonus is based on the next income. It is the controller’s belief that the switch in inventory methods would increase the net income of the company. What are the differences between the LIFO and FIFO methods? D2: A variety of depreciation methods are used to allocate the cost of an asset to all of the accounting periods
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Assignment: See attached file Week3 D1: The controller of Sagehen Enterprises believes that the company should switch from the LIFO method to the FIFO method. The controller’s bonus is based on the next income. It is the controller’s belief that the switch in inventory methods would increase the net income of the company. What are the differences between the LIFO and FIFO methods? D2: A variety of depreciation methods are used to allocate the cost of an asset to all of the accounting periods
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