B. It May Be Used To Estimate Inventories For Annual Statements
B. It May Be Used To Estimate Inventories For Annual Statements
6. Which statement is not true about the gross profit method of inventory valuation?
a. It may be used to estimate inventories for interim statements. c. It may be
used by auditors.
b. It may be used to estimate inventories for annual statements. d. None of
these.
7. Mark Company requests your assistance in determining the amount of loss and in
filing in insurance claim in connection with a fire on June 15, 2012 that destroyed some
of the company’s inventory and accounting records. You were able to obtain the
following information from available records. The last physical inventory was taken on
December 31, 2011. At the time, total (at cost) amounted to P210,789.80. Accounts
payable were P110,106.42 on December 31, 2011 and P126,945.37 at the time the fire
occurred. Payments to vendors from December 31, 2011 to the date of fire totalled
P641,871.56. All sales are on account and account receivable were P135,009.18 at
December 31, 2011 to the date of fire amounted to P876,195.50. Almost all the
merchandising items sold approximately 30% in excess of cost. As at June 15, 2012,
the total cost of inventory items not destroyed by the fire amounted to P144,882.33.
How much is the loss incurred by the company as a result of the fire?
a. P72,055.23 b. P216,937.56 c. P275,668.21 d.
P430,785.88
9. Flynn Sales Company uses the retail inventory method to value its merchandise
inventory. The following information is available for the current year:
Cost Retail
Beginning inventory 30,000 50,000
Purchases 145,000 200,000
Freight-in 2,500 —
Net markups — 8,500
Net markdowns — 10,000
Employee discounts — 1,000
Sales — 205,000
If the ending inventory is to be valued at the lower-of-cost-or-market, what is the
cost to retail ratio?
a. 71%
b. 68.67%
c. 67.31%
d. 71.43%