Busoni Company is a wholesaler. During one accounting period, it carried out the following transactions (all expressed
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Busoni Company is a wholesaler. During one accounting period, it carried out the following transactions (all expressed in CU, except where clearly marked):
1 Creation of the business and provision by shareholders of a piece of equipment in the amount of 100 CU, and of cash for 40 CU
2 Merchandise for resale was purchased: 60 (on account).
3 A debt was received from the banker: 100 CU.
4 Personnel expenses were incurred for the period: salaries and social charges: 35 (paid cash).
5 Merchandise was sold to customers: 50 (on account) and 40 (paid cash). The merchandise that was sold had been purchased for 38 CU.
6 Cash was received from customers: 42 CU.
7 Merchandise suppliers were given a partial payment: 55 CU.
8 The assets brought as a capital contribution when the business was created are expected to have a useful life of five years. The loss of value of the asset is expected to be the same each year.
9 The value of the merchandise on hand at the end of the year (ending inventory) is 22 CU.
Required
Show the impact of each event on the financial statements with T-Accounts. You have the following choice:
1 To record the purchases of merchandise as inventory first (‘perpetual inventory system’) or
2 To record these purchases as expenses first (‘periodic inventory system’). Please mention clearly the choice you made between options (1) and (2). Use the following structure.
Ending InventoryThe ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula Ending Inventory Formula =... Financial Statements
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Financial Accounting and Reporting a Global Perspective
ISBN: 978-1408076866
4th edition
Authors: Michel Lebas, Herve Stolowy, Yuan Ding