Answer and Explanation:
The Journal entries are shown below:-
Interest expense Dr, $316,800
Premium on bonds payable Dr, $19,200 ($96,000 ÷ 5)
To Interest payable $336,000 ($4,800,000 × 7%)
(Being interest expense and bond premium amortization is recorded)
Here we debited the interest expenses and premium on bonds as it increased the expenses and we credited the interest payable as it also increased the liabilities
Answer:
Will switching to a perpetual inventory system strengthen Triple Creek Hardware’s control over inventory items?
- Yes, a perpetual inventory system provides updated information about inventory levels and costs. Since it is updated immediately, many of the company's problems could be solved, e.g. you can place an alert for minimum inventory levels on certain products and you can determine if the stocks of low sellers are too high.
Will switching to a perpetual inventory system eliminate the need for a physical inventory count?
- It will not completely eliminate the need to carry out a physical inventory, but it should reduce it substantially. Also, you can carry out a random physical inventory for certain products only. If the physical count shows that there are problems with the registered inventory, then you can carry out a complete physical count.
Answer:
a. quantity demanded responds to a change in price.
Explanation:
The price elasticity of demand measures the sensitivity of the quantity demanded to changes in the price. Demand is inelastic if it does not respond much to price changes, and elastic if demand changes a lot when the price changes.
