Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: Zidek Corp. requires an estimate of the cost of goods lost

Zidek Corp. requires an estimate of the cost of goods lost by fire on March 9. Merchandise on hand on January 1 was $38,000. Purchases since January 1 were $92,000; freight-in, $3,400; purchase return...

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Q: Castlevania Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December

Castlevania Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical inventory was taken. The corporation’s books disclosed the following. Merchan...

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Q: Danny’s Lawn Equipment sells high-quality lawn mowers and offers a

Danny’s Lawn Equipment sells high-quality lawn mowers and offers a 3-year warranty on all new lawn mowers sold. In 2012, Danny sold $300,000 of new specialty mowers for golf greens f...

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Q: Prater Company has been having difficulty obtaining key raw materials for its

Prater Company has been having difficulty obtaining key raw materials for its manufacturing process. The company therefore signed a long-term noncancelable purchase commitment with its largest supplie...

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Q: Malone Company determined its ending inventory at cost and at lower-

Malone Company determined its ending inventory at cost and at lower-of-cost-or-market at December 31, 2011, December 31, 2012, and December 31, 2013, as shown below. Instructions (a) Prepare the jou...

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Q: Eastman Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December

Eastman Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical inventory was taken. Corporate records disclose the following. Merchandise with a selling price of...

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Q: On April 15, 2013, fire damaged the office and warehouse

On April 15, 2013, fire damaged the office and warehouse of Stanislaw Corporation. The only accounting record saved was the general ledger, from which the trial balance shown below was prepared. The...

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Q: The records for the Clothing Department of Sharapova’s Discount Store are summarized

The records for the Clothing Department of Sharapova’s Discount Store are summarized below for the month of January. Inventory, January 1: at retail $25,000; at cost $17,000 Purchases in January: at r...

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Q: Fiedler Co. follows the practice of valuing its inventory at the

Fiedler Co. follows the practice of valuing its inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market. The following information is available from the company’s inventory records as of December 3...

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Q: As of January 1, 2012, Aristotle Inc. installed the

As of January 1, 2012, Aristotle Inc. installed the retail method of accounting for its merchandise inventory. To prepare the store’s financial statements at June 30, 2012, you obtai...

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