Question

On December 31, 2019, the unadjusted credit balance of the Allowance for Overvaluation of Inventories: Hope Branch ledger account in the accounting records of the home office of Farah Company was $60,000. The home office of Farah ships merchandise to the branch at a markup of 20% on billed price. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the branch had reported a net loss (based on billed prices of merchandise shipped from home office) of $18,400 and ending inventories (all received from home office) of $132,000 at billed prices.
Required:
Prepare journal entries for the home office of Farah Company on December 31, 2019, to record the foregoing information.

Answer 1

Answer:

                                Journal entries

Date           Particulars                                    Debit         Credit

31, Dec 19  Investment in Branch Office     $132,000

                         To Inventories                                         $110,000

                         To Allowance for Overvaluation of        $20,000

                         Inventories

31, Dec 19    Profit and loss                          $18,400

                           To Investment in Branch Office            $18,400

31, Dec 19     Allowance for Overvaluation   $10,000

                     of Inventories

                           To Realized Gross Profit: Branch Sales  $10,000

Workings

1. Unrealized Inter-company Inventory Profit = (132,000/120) * 20 = $22,000

Shipment to Branch = 132,000 - 22,000 = $110,000

2. Unrealized Inter-company Inventory Profit = (60,000/120) * 2 = $10,000