Chapter 5, Problem 5.2AP

(a)

To determine

Perpetual Inventory System: Perpetual Inventory System refers to the inventory system that maintains the detailed records of every inventory transactions related to purchases and sales on a continuous basis. It shows the exact on-hand-inventory at any point of time.

Journal entries: Journal is the book of original entry whereby all the financial transactions are recorded in chronological order. Under this method each transaction has two sides, debit side and credit side. Total amount of debit side must be equal to the total amount of credit side. In addition, it is the primary books of accounts for any entity to record the daily transactions and processed further till the presentation of the financial statements.

Accounting rules for journal entries:

1. a) To Increase balance of the account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
2. b) To Decrease balance of the account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.

Income Statement: The income statement is that financial statement which shows the net income (or loss) of the Company. In the income statement, to calculate the net income, all expenses incurred by the Company are deducted from the total revenue of the Company.

To Prepare: (a) Journal entries, (b) posting of balances and transactions, and (c) Income statement.

(b)

To determine

To Prepare: posting of balances and transactions.

(c)

To determine

To Prepare: Income statement.