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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Accounting

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23. The use of a Purchase Discounts account implies that the recorded

     cost of a purchased inventory item is its

     a. invoice price.

     b. invoice price plus any purchase discount lost.

     c. invoice price less the purchase discount taken.

     d. invoice price less the purchase discount allowable whether taken

        or not.



24. The following information was derived from the 1998 accounting

     records of Klein Co.:

                                    Klein's            Klein's Goods

                               Central Warehouse     Held by Consignees

                               —————————————————     ——————————————————

     Beginning inventory           $130,000               $14,000

     Purchases                      575,000                70,000

     Freight-in                      10,000

     Transportation to

        consignees                                          5,000

     Freight-out                     30,000                 8,000

     Ending inventory               145,000                20,000

    

     Klein's 1998 cost of sales was

     a. $570,000.

     b. $600,000.

     c. $634,000.

     d. $639,000.



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     During 1998, which was the first year of operations, Kandee Company

     had merchandise purchases of $985,000 before cash discounts.  All

     purchases were made on terms of 2/10, n/30.  Three-fourths of the

     items purchased were paid for within 10 days of purchase.  All of

     the goods available had been sold at year end.







25. Went Distribution Co. has determined its December 31, 1998 inventory

     on a FIFO basis at $250,000. Information pertaining to that

     inventory follows:

         Estimated selling price                $255,000

         Estimated cost of disposal               10,000

         Normal profit margin                     30,000

         Current replacement cost                225,000

    

     Went records losses that result from applying the lower of cost or

     market rule. At December 31, 1998, the loss that Went should

     recognize is

     a. $0.

     b. $5,000.

     c. $20,000.

     d. $25,000. 

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