Identify the errors in the following schedule of the cost of merchandise sold for the year ended
Question:
Identify the errors in the following schedule of the cost of merchandise sold for the year ended May 31, 2018:
Cost of merchandise sold:
Merchandise inventory, May 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 105,000
Cost of merchandise purchased:
Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,110,000...........
Purchases returns and allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,000...........
Purchases discounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000...........
Freight in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22,000) ...........
Total cost of merchandise purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173,000
Inventory available for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,278,000
Merchandise inventory, June 1, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,300
Cost of merchandise sold before estimated returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,186,700
Increase in estimated returns inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,300
Cost of merchandise sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,230,000
Step by Step Answer:
Financial And Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781337119207
14th Edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac