Question

Beginning inventory $ 34,000 Inventory purchases (on account) 164,000 Freight charges on purchases (paid in cash) 19,000 Inventory returned to suppliers (for credit) 21,000 Ending inventory 39,000 Sales (on account) 259,000 Cost of inventory sold 157,000 Required: Applying both a perpetual and a periodic inventory system, prepare the journal entries that summarize the transactions that created these balances. Include all end-of-period adjusting entries indicated.

Answer 1

Answer:

Journal entries - Perpetual inventory system

Inventory purchases (on account) 164,000

Inventory $ 164000(debit)

Trade Payables $ 164000 (credit)

Freight charges on purchases (paid in cash) 19,000

Freight Charges $ 19000 (debit)

Bank $19000 (credit)

*****Freight Charges forms part of cost of Inventory (IAS 2) therefore write off freight cost to Inventory Account****

Inventory $19000 (debit)

Freight Charges $ 19000 (credit)

Inventory returned to suppliers (for credit) 21,000

Trade Payable $ 21000 (debit)

Inventory $21000(credit)

Sales (on account) 259,000,

Trade Receivables $ 259000 (debit)

Revenue $259000(credit)

Cost of inventory sold 157,000

Cost of Sales $157000 (debit)

Inventory $157000 (credit)

Journal entries - Periodic inventory system

Inventory purchases (on account) 164,000

Inventory $ 164000(debit)

Trade Payables $ 164000 (credit)

Freight charges on purchases (paid in cash) 19,000

Freight Charges $ 19000 (debit)

Bank $19000 (credit)

*****Freight Charges forms part of cost of Inventory (IAS 2) therefore write off freight cost to Inventory Account****

Inventory $19000 (debit)

Freight Charges $ 19000 (credit)

Inventory returned to suppliers (for credit) 21,000

Trade Payable $ 21000 (debit)

Inventory $21000(credit)

Sales (on account) 259,000,

Trade Receivables $ 259000 (debit)

Revenue $259000(credit)

Cost of inventory sold 157,000

Cost of Sales $157000 (debit)

Inventory $157000 (credit)

Explanation:

Inventory purchases (on account) 164,000

Recognise an Asset - Inventory and a liability - Account payable

Freight charges on purchases (paid in cash) 19,000

Recognise an expense - Freight Charges and de-recognise asset - Bank

*****Freight Charges forms part of cost of Inventory (IAS 2) therefore write off freight cost to Inventory Account****

Derecognise expense- Freight and recognise an asset - Inventory

Inventory returned to suppliers (for credit) 21,000

De-recognise Asset - Inventory and De-recognise Liability - Account Payable

Sales (on account) 259,000,

Recognise Asset - Trade Receivable and Recognise Revenue

Cost of inventory sold 157,000

Recognise expense - Cost of Sale in Profit and Loss and De-recognise Asset- Inventory