INTERMEDIATE ACTG+CONNECT <LOOSE>
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ISBN: 9781260517125
Author: SPICELAND
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL CUSTOM PUBLISHING
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.17P
Integrating problem; Chapters 8 and 9; inventory errors
• LO9–7
Capwell Corporation uses a periodic inventory system. The company’s ending inventory on December 31, 2018, its fiscal-year end, based on a physical count, was determined to be $326,000. Capwell’s unadjusted
The internal audit department discovered the following items:
- 1. Goods valued at $32,000 held on consignment from Dix Company were included in the physical count but not recorded as a purchase.
- 2. Purchases from Xavier Corporation were incorrectly recorded at $41,000 instead of the correct amount of $14,000. The correct amount was included in the ending inventory.
- 3. Goods that cost $25,000 were shipped from a vendor on December 28, 2018, terms f.o.b. destination. The merchandise arrived on January 3, 2019. The purchase and related accounts payable were recorded in 2018.
- 4. One inventory item was incorrectly included in ending inventory as 100 units, instead of the correct amount of 1,000 units. This item cost $40 per unit.
- 5. The 2017
balance sheet reported inventory of $352,000. The internal auditors discovered that a mathematical error caused this inventory to be understated by $62,000. This amount is considered to be material. Comparative financial statements will be issued. - 6. Goods shipped to a customer f.o.b. destination on December 25, 2018, were received by the customer on January 4, 2019. The sales price was $40,000 and the merchandise cost $22,000. The sale and corresponding accounts receivable were recorded in 2018.
- 7. Goods shipped from a vendor f.o.b. shipping point on December 27, 2018, were received on January 3, 2019. The merchandise cost $18,000. The purchase was not recorded until 2019.
Required:
- 1. Determine the correct amounts for 2018 purchases, accounts payable, sales revenue, and accounts receivable.
- 2. Calculate ending inventory and cost of goods sold for 2018.
- 3. Describe the steps Capwell would undertake to correct the error in the 2017 ending inventory. What was the effect of the error on 2017 before-tax income?
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