Question

In 2017, Orear Manufacturing signed a contract with a supplier to purchase raw materials in 2018 for $700,000. Before the December 31, 2017 balance sheet date, the market price for these materials dropped to $510,000. The journal entry to record this situation at December 31, 2017 will result in a credit that should be reporteda) as an appropriation of retained earnings.b) as a valuation account to Inventory on the balance sheet.c) on the income statement.d) as a current liability.

Answer 1

Answer:

d) as a current liability.

Explanation:

As in the given instance, the value of transaction is also known, further since the contract s signed the company has liability to buy the goods and accordingly the company has to incur such payment.

Since there will be an purchase for which payment will be made in future.

Therefore, this will give rise to current liability, although value of goods has decreased but still, there is a liability of payment.