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1

Which of the following is a correct statement? (LO 1)
A)Cost of goods available for sale is always equal to the merchandise inventory purchased during the period.
B)Product costs are expensed in the period in the period in which they are incurred.
C)Merchandising businesses report the salary expense for their sales staff as an operating expense on their income statements.
D)Product costs for a merchandising business include advertising expense.
2

Which is not an example of a product cost? (LO 1)
A)Goods purchased for resale
B)Freight on goods purchased for resale
C)Costs to improve the quality of the goods purchased for resale
D)Insurance on trucks used to delivers goods to customers
3

Weathers Company purchased merchandise inventory on account with a list price of $15,000, terms 1/10 n/30. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record this transaction using the net method? (LO 3)
A)
 
Debit
Credit
Accounts Payable
15,000
Merchandise Inventory
15,000
B)
Merchandise Inventory
15,000
Accounts Payable
15,000
C)
Accounts Payable
14,850
Merchandise Inventory
14,850
D)
Merchandise Inventory
14,850
Accounts Payable
14,850
4

Weston Company returned merchandise inventory it had purchased but not yet paid for. The list price of the returned merchandise was $2,500, terms 2/10 n/30. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record this transaction using the net method? (LO 3)
A)
 
Debit
Credit
Accounts Payable
2,450
Merchandise Inventory
2,450
B)
Merchandise Inventory
2,450
Accounts Payable
2,450
C)
Accounts Payable
2,500
Merchandise Inventory
2,500
D)
Merchandise Inventory
2,500
Accounts Payable
2,500
5

Jones Company purchased merchandise inventory on account with a list price of $35,000, terms 2/10 n/30. Jones uses the net method to record inventory purchases. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record the payment to the supplier after the end of the discount period?(LO 3)
A)
 
Debit
Credit
Accounts Payable
34,300
Cash
34,300
B)
Cash
34,300
Accounts Payable
34,300
C)
Accounts Payable
34,300
Interest Expense
700
Cash
35,000
D)
Cash
35,000
Accounts Payable
34,300
Interest Expense
700
6

Warren Company had the following transactions during November 2005:
•Purchased merchandise inventory of $20,000 from Robinson Company with freight terms FOB shipping point •Transportation-in costs on the Robinson Company purchase were $1,000 •Purchased merchandise inventory of $35,000 from Newman Company with freight terms FOB destination •Transportation-in costs on the Newman Company purchase were $1,250

Based upon these transactions, what is the total amount Warren Company recorded to the Merchandise Inventory account?

(LO 3)
A)$55,000
B)$56,000
C)$56,250
D)$57,250
7

Reynolds Company maintains perpetual inventory records. Reynolds determined, through a physical count, that it had $8,300 of merchandise inventory on hand at the end of the accounting period. The balance in the Inventory account was $8,600. The impact of the adjusting entry on the financial statements is: (LO 5)
A)Gross margin increased $300
B)Cost of Goods Sold increased $300
C)Cash flow for operating activities decreased $300
D)Inventory increased $300
8

Grant Company sold inventory on account that cost $45,000 for $96,000. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record this sale? (LO 3)
A)
 
Debit
Credit
Accounts Receivable
96,000
Merchandise Inventory
45,000
Sales Revenue
51,000
B)
 
Debit
Credit
Merchandise Inventory
45,000
Sales Revenue
51,000
Accounts Receivable
96,000
C)
Accounts Receivable
96,000
Sales Revenue
96,000
Cost of Goods Sold
45,000
Merchandise Inventory
45,000
D)
Sales Revenue
96,000
Accounts Receivable
96,000
Merchandise Inventory
45,000
Cost of Goods Sold
45,000
9

Nash Company incurred $1,200 of freight costs on inventory sold and shipped to customers FOB destination. Which of the following is an affect on Nash Company’s financial statements? (LO 1, 3)
A)Sales Revenue decreased by $1,200
B)Merchandise Inventory increased by $1,200
C)Gross margin decreased by $1,200
D)Net income decreased by $1,200
10

Bell Corporation sold merchandise on account with a list price of $18,000 and a cost of $10,000. Payment terms were 1/10 n/30 and Bell Corporation uses the net method to record sales. The customer returned merchandise with a list price of $1,800 and a $1,000 cost. What was the result of this return on Bell Corporation’s financial statements? (LO 3)
A)Net sales decreased by $1,782
B)Merchandise Inventory increased by $990
C)Gross margin decreased by $800
D)Cost of Goods Sold decreased by $990
11

Copper Company sold merchandise on account with a list price of $25,000 and a cost of $14,000. Payment terms were 2/10 n/30 and Copper Company uses the net method to record sales. The customer paid the amount due after the discount period expired. What was the result of this payment on Bell Corporation’s financial statements? (LO 3)
A)Sales revenue increased by $500
B)Interest revenue increased by $500
C)Gross margin decreased by $500
D)Net income decreased by $500
12

Grady Company had following account balances for 2005.

 

Debit

 

Credit

Sales Revenue

 

 

$ 95,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$ 52,000

 

 

Transportation-out

1,500

 

Selling Expenses

8,800

 

 

Interest Expense

1,800

 

 

What is Grady Company’s gross margin for 2005?

(LO 1, 3, 4)
A)$32,700
B)$41,500
C)$43,000
D)$95,000
13

Which of the following is an incorrect statement? (LO 2, 3)
A)Closing entries are claims exchange transactions.
B)The purpose of a sales or purchase discount is to encourage prompt payment
C)Interest revenue affects the financing activities section of the statement of cash flows.
D)The balance in the Cost of Goods Sold account is closed to Retained Earnings at the end of the period
14

The cost of financing inventory includes all of the following except: (LO 3, 7)
A)Interest paid on a loan to pay for inventory
B)Hidden interest charges from suppliers in the form of higher prices
C)Cost of insuring goods in transit to customers FOB destination
D)Opportunity cost of alternative uses for funds used to purchase inventory
15

Which of the following is an incorrect statement? (LO 4, 6, 7)
A)Common size financial statements use percentages rather than absolute dollar amounts to more easily allow comparisons between accounting periods.
B)Gross margin percentage is defined as gross margin divided by net income
C)A multi-step income statement separates routine operating results from nonoperating results.
D)The net income percentage (return on sales) is defined as net income divided by net sales
16

Use the following information to answer questions 16 and 17:

Massey Company, Berry Company, and Green Company are all retail companies that sell the same products. They have the following ratios for 2005:

 
Gross Margin %
Return on Sales
Massey Company
40%
10%
Berry Company
50%
5%
Green Company
45%
8%

Which retail company has the highest markup on its products?

(LO 7)
A)Massey Company
B)Berry Company
C)Green Company
D)Cannot determine from the information provided
17

Which retail company is doing the best job of controlling expenses? (LO 7)
A)Massey Company
B)Berry Company
C)Green Company
D)Cannot determine from the information provided Company A
18

Brown Corporation purchased merchandise inventory on account. Which of the following choices accurately reflects how this event would affect the company’s financial statements? (LO 2)
A)

 

Assets

=

Liab.

+

Equity

 

Rev.

Exp.

=

Net Inc.

Cash Flow

a.

+

 

+

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

n/a

B)

b.

 

+ –

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

– OA

 

C)

c.

 

+

 

n/a

 

-

 

n/a

 

+

 

-

 

– OA

 

D)

d.

 

n/a

 

+

 

-

 

n/a

 

+

 

-

 

n/a

 

19

Colt Company experienced an accounting event that affected its financial statements as indicated below:

Assets

=

Liab.

+

Equity

Rev.

Exp.

=

Net Inc.

Cash Flow

n/a

n/a

+

n/a

Which of the following accounting events could have caused these effects on Colt Company’s financial statements?

(LO 2)
A)Paid cash for transportation-in on inventory purchases
B)Recognized cost of goods sold
C)Paid accounts payable
D)Returned inventory to supplier for credit
20

Use the following information to answer questions 20 and 21:

Roger Company uses the periodic inventory system (chapter Appendix) to maintain its merchandise inventory records. The company had the following selected account information for 2005.

 

Debit

 

Credit

Beginning Inventory

$ 9,000

 

 

Purchases

79,000

 

 

Purchase Returns and Allowances

 

 

$ 4,200

Transportation-in

1,950

 

 

Ending Inventory

12,000

 

 

Sales

 

 

120,000

Sales Returns and Allowances

4,500

 

 

Transportation-out

2,200

 

 

What was Roger Company’s Cost of Goods Sold for 2005?

(LO 8)
A)$71,800
B)$73,750
C)$77,950
D)$85,750
21

What was Roger Company’s Net Sales for 2005? (LO 8)
A)$113,300
B)$115,500
C)$117,800
D)$120,000
22

Which of the following is an incorrect statement? (LO 8)
A)A periodic inventory system provides a recordkeeping advantage over the perpetual inventory system.
B)A periodic inventory system provides significant control advantages over a perpetual inventory system.
C)A periodic inventory system is a practical solution for recording inventory transactions in a low-technology, high-volume environment.
D)The periodic and perpetual inventory systems represent alternative procedures for recording the same information.
23

Which of the following items would you not expect to find on an internally generated income statement prepared by a company using a perpetual inventory system? (LO 3, 8)
A)Cost of Goods Sold
B)Purchase Returns and Allowances
C)Sales Discounts
D)Gross Margin







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