1. ABC Enterprise is a grocery store that sells high volume but relatively low-priced items. The entity has a computerized system (point-of-sale scanner) to account efficiently all items sold. The accountant decided to use the periodic inventory system because the entity sells high volume and low-priced items, anyway at the end of the period a physical count of goods has to be made to establish the unsold items (merchandise inventory end). Do you agree with the accountant? If Yes why, if No support your answer

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1. ABC Enterprise is a grocery store that sells high volume but relatively low-priced items. The entity has a computerized system (point-of-sale scanner) to account efficiently all items sold. The accountant decided to use the periodic inventory system because the entity sells high volume and low-priced items, anyway at the end of the period a physical count of goods has to be made to establish the unsold items (merchandise inventory end). Do you agree with the accountant? If Yes why, if No support your answer.


2. On April 5, 2020 Company A sell merchandise to Company L for P50,000 under the terms: 2/10, n/30 FOB Shipping point freight prepaid. Company A being the shipper paid the freight amounting to P2,000. On April 12, Company L paid in full the account amounting to P50,960. Company A notify Company L that the amount to be paid is not P50,960 but P51,000. Whose claim do you think is correct A or L? Explain

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