Communication Golden Eagle Company began operations on April 1 by selling a single product. Data on purchases and sales for the year are as follows: Sales April 16,000 units May 16,000 June 20,000 July 24,000 August 28,000 September 28,000 October 18,000 November 10,000 December 8,000 Total units 168,000 Total sales $10,000,000 The president of the company, Connie Kilmer, has asked for your advice on which inventory cost flow method should be used for the 32,000-unit physical inventory that was taken on December 31. The company plans to expand its product line in the future and uses the periodic inventory system. Write a brief memo to Ms. Kilmer comparing and contrasting the LIFO and FIFO inventory cost flow methods and their potential impacts on the company’s financial statements.
Communication Golden Eagle Company began operations on April 1 by selling a single product. Data on purchases and sales for the year are as follows: Sales April 16,000 units May 16,000 June 20,000 July 24,000 August 28,000 September 28,000 October 18,000 November 10,000 December 8,000 Total units 168,000 Total sales $10,000,000 The president of the company, Connie Kilmer, has asked for your advice on which inventory cost flow method should be used for the 32,000-unit physical inventory that was taken on December 31. The company plans to expand its product line in the future and uses the periodic inventory system. Write a brief memo to Ms. Kilmer comparing and contrasting the LIFO and FIFO inventory cost flow methods and their potential impacts on the company’s financial statements.
Solution Summary: The author explains that periodic inventory system is an accounting method used to determine the amount of inventory at the end of each accounting period.
Golden Eagle Company began operations on April 1 by selling a single product. Data on purchases and sales for the year are as follows:
Sales
April
16,000 units
May
16,000
June
20,000
July
24,000
August
28,000
September
28,000
October
18,000
November
10,000
December
8,000
Total units
168,000
Total sales
$10,000,000
The president of the company, Connie Kilmer, has asked for your advice on which inventory cost flow method should be used for the 32,000-unit physical inventory that was taken on December 31. The company plans to expand its product line in the future and uses the periodic inventory system.
Write a brief memo to Ms. Kilmer comparing and contrasting the LIFO and FIFO inventory cost flow methods and their potential impacts on the company’s financial statements.
Problem No. 1
On January 1, 2025, Manuel Cruz and Sherimae Diasalo agreed to form a partnership that will manufacture and sell
biscuits. The partnership agreement specified that Cruz is to invest cash of P1,000,000 and Diasalo is to contribute
land and building to serve as the office and factory of the business. The following amounts are applicable to the
property of Diasalo:
Acquisition Cost Fair Market Value
Land
Building
P1,000,000
500,000
P1,500,000
850,000
During the formation, it was found out that Cruz has accounts receivable amounting to P70,000 and the partners
agreed that it will be assumed by the partnership. The name of the partnership will be Fita Pan.
Required:
1. Prepare journal entry to record:
a. The investment of Cruz to the partnership
b. The investment of Diasalo to the partnershipood relay ni 000,219
2. Prepare the statement of financial position of the partnership as of January 1, 2025
Problem No. 2
The trial balance of Cleint Lumanao Nacho Supplies on February…
A company's stock price is
$80, with earnings per
share (EPS) of $10 and an
expected growth rate of
12%.
Kazama owns JKL Corporation stock with a basis of $20,000. He exchanges this for $24,000 of STU stock and $8,000 of STU securities as part of a tax-free reorganization. What is Kazama's basis in the STU stock?
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