CH 7 Perpetual Inventory System

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Journal Entries under Perpetual Inventory System

Transaction Perpetual Inventory System


Jan 2 Purchase of merchandise Inventory 90,000
on credit $90k Accounts Payable 90,000

Jan 3 Purchase returns $4,500 Accounts Payable 4,500


Inventory 4,500

Jan 5 Paid cash for freight Inventory 450


costs on purchases $450 Cash 450

Jan 11 Payment on account with Accounts Payable 85,500


a discount Cash 83,790
(credit terms: 2/10, n/30) [(90,000 – 4,500) x 98%]
Inventory 1,710
[(90,000 – 4,500) x 2%]
Jan 13 Sales of merchandise on Accounts Receivable 54,000
credit (selling price = Sales Revenue 54,000
$54k and cost = $27k)
Cost of Goods Sold 27,000
Inventory 27,000
Jan 15 Return of merchandise Sales Returns and Allowances 3,000
(selling price = $3k and Accounts Receivable 3,000
cost = $1,500) by
customer Inventory 1,500
Cost of Goods Sold 1,500
Jan 22 Cash received on account Cash 50,490
with discount (credit [($54,000 – $3,000) x 99%]
terms: 1/10, n/25) Sales Discounts 510
[($54,000 – 3,000) x 1%]
Accounts Receivable 51,000

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Example on Calculation of Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold Under a Perpetual
Inventory System

DEF Company provided you with the following data for the year 2xxx:
Units Unit Cost Total Cost
January 1 balance 90 $15.00 $1,350
March 15 purchase 60 $16.00 960
June 20 purchase 100 $17.50 1,750
Goods available for sale 250 $4,060

110 units were sold on May 25 and another 90 units were sold on August 11

Required: Compute the cost of ending inventory and cost of goods sold under the FIFO,
LIFO and moving average methods

FIFO
Date Purchases Cost of Goods Sold Inventory Balance
Jan 1 90 x $15 = $1,350
Mar 15 60 @ $16 = $960 90 x $15 + 60 x $16 =
$2,310
May 25 90 @ $15 + 20 @ $16 = $1,670 40 x $16 = $640
Jun 20 100 @ $17.50= 40 x $16 + 100 x $17.50
$1,750 = $2,390
Aug 11 40 @ $16 + 50 @ $17.50 = 50 x $17.50 = $875
$1,515
Total cost of goods sold for
year = $3,185

May 25 Debit: Cost of Goods Sold $1,670 Credit: Inventory $1,670


Aug 11 Debit: Cost of Goods Sold $1,515 Credit: Inventory $1,515

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LIFO
Date Purchases Cost of Goods Sold Inventory Balance
Jan 1 90 x $15 = $1,350
Mar 15 60 @ $16 = $960 90 x $15 + 60 x $16 =
$2,310
May 25 60 @ $16 + 50 @ $15 = $1,710 40 x $15 = $600
Jun 20 100 @ $17.50 = 40 x $15 + 100 x $17.50
$1,750 = $2,350
Aug 11 90 @ $17.50 = $1,575 40 x $15 + 10 x $17.50 =
$775
Total cost of goods sold for year
= $3,285

May 25 Debit: Cost of Goods Sold $1,710 Credit: Inventory $1,710


Aug 11 Debit: Cost of Goods Sold $1,575 Credit: Inventory $1,575

Weighted Average / Moving Average


Date Purchases Cost of Goods Sold Inventory Balance
Jan 1 90 x $15 = $1,350
Mar 15 60 @ $16 = $960 150 x $15.40 = $2,310
($2,310 ÷ 150 = $15.40)
May 25 110 @ $15.40 = $1,694 40 x $15.40 = $616
Jun 20 100 @ $17.50 = 140 x $16.90 = $2,366
$1,750 ($2,366 ÷ 140 = $16.90)
Aug 11 90 @ $16.90 = $1,521 50 x $16.90 = $845
Total cost of goods sold for year
= $3,215

May 25 Debit: Cost of Goods Sold $1,694 Credit: Inventory $1,694


Aug 11 Debit: Cost of Goods Sold $1,521 Credit: Inventory $1,521

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