Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: Lance-Hefner Specialty Shoppes decided to use the dollar-value

Lance-Hefner Specialty Shoppes decided to use the dollar-value LIFO retail method to value its inventory. Accounting records provide the following information: Related retail price indexes are as foll...

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Q: Bosco Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO retail method at the

Bosco Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO retail method at the beginning of 2024. Information for 2024 and 2025 is as follows, with certain data intentionally omitted: Required: Determine the missi...

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Q: In 2024, CPS Company changed its method of valuing inventory from

In 2024, CPS Company changed its method of valuing inventory from the FIFO method to the average cost method. At December 31, 2023, CPS’s inventories were $32 million (FIFO). CPS’s records indicated t...

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Q: Goldmeyer Company has used the FIFO method of inventory valuation since it

Goldmeyer Company has used the FIFO method of inventory valuation since it began operations in 2021. Goldmeyer decided to change to the average cost method for determining inventory costs at the begin...

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Q: During 2024, WMC Corporation discovered that its ending inventories reported in

During 2024, WMC Corporation discovered that its ending inventories reported in its financial statements were misstated by the following material amounts: WMC uses a periodic inventory system and the...

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Q: For each of the following inventory errors occurring in 2024, determine

For each of the following inventory errors occurring in 2024, determine the effect of the error on 2024’s cost of goods sold, net income, and retained earnings. Assume that the error...

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Q: In 2024, the internal auditors of Development Technologies, Inc.,

In 2024, the internal auditors of Development Technologies, Inc., discovered that a $4 million purchase of merchandise in 2024 was recorded in 2023 instead. The physical inventory count at the end of...

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Q: In 2024, the controller of Sytec Corporation discovered that $42

In 2024, the controller of Sytec Corporation discovered that $42,000 of inventory purchases were incorrectly charged to advertising expense in 2023. In addition, the 2023 year-end inventory count fail...

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Q: Amax Corporation estimates that it lost $75,000 in inventory

Amax Corporation estimates that it lost $75,000 in inventory from a recent flood. The following information is available from the records of the company’s periodic inventory system: beginning inventor...

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Q: On October 6, 2024, the Elgin Corporation signed a purchase

On October 6, 2024, the Elgin Corporation signed a purchase commitment to purchase inventory for $60,000 on or before March 31, 2025. The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31. The contract was exe...

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