How do you calculate gross profit?
Net sales - cost of goods sold
We purchase inventory for 200 with cash. What is the journal entry?
Cash 200
What are the four main inventory costing methods?
FIFO, LIFO, weighted average, specific identification
Using LIFO, ending inventory is made up of the oldest/newest inventories.
oldest (latest inventory goes out first, so oldest is left in ending inventory)
Under the gross method, do we record the discount when we record the purchase of inventory or payment of inventory?
payment of inventory
How do you find net sales?
Total/gross sales - sales discounts and returns
Accounts Payable 100
Inventory 100
What do FIFO and LIFO stand for?
First in first out
Last in first out
Will cost of goods sold be lower using the FIFO or LIFO method?
FIFO
3/10, n/30
Given the above discount, what does the 3 mean?
3 percent discount
What are the two categories of operating expenses?
1. Selling
2. General/administrative
We bought merchandise for 500 on credit. We qualified for a 2% discount. What is the entry for when we pay for the merchandise (assume we did not pay in time to get the discount)?
Accounts Payable 500
Cash 500
When using FIFO, the oldest/newest inventories go into cost of goods sold first.
oldest (first in = first to COGS)
1/1 - beg inv. - 10 units @ $10 each
1/15 - purchases - 5 units @20 each
1/30 - sales - 8 units @ 30 each
What is the merchandise available for sale on 1/20?
5 units @ $20
10 units @ 10
15 @ $200 in Merch. avail. for sale
3/10, n/30
Given the above discount, what does the 10 mean?
the buyer has 10 days to pay in order to qualify for the discount
Income from operations is found by subtracting operating expenses from ____?
Gross profit
We bought merchandise for 500 on credit. We qualified for a 2% discount. What is the entry for when we pay for the merchandise (assume we paid in time to get the discount)?
Accounts Payable 500
Cash 10
Inventory 490
Ending inventory is found by subtracting cost of goods sold from ____.
merchandise available for sale
1/1 - beg inv. - 10 units @ $10 each
1/15 - purchases - 5 units @20 each
1/30 - sales - 8 units @ 30 each
What is the cost of goods sold using the FIFO method?
8 units @ $10
$80 in COGS
3/10, n/30
Given the above discount, what does the 30 mean?
the payment is due in 30 days
What is one example of an other revenue and one example of an other expense?
gain from sale - revenue/gain
interest expense - expense
interest income - revenue
loss from sale - expense/loss
We are the seller, and it is FOB destination. How would we record $50 in shipping? (shipping is paid in cash)
Delivery expense 50
Cash 50
Which inventory costing method will result in the lowest net income and which method will result in the highest net income?
highest - FIFO
lowest - LIFO
1/1 - beg inv. - 10 units @ $10 each
1/15 - purchases - 5 units @20 each
1/30 - sales - 8 units @ 30 each
What is the ending inventory using the LIFO method?
0 units @ $20
7 units @ $10
$70 in ending inventory
2/15, n/35
Tell me what this means.
We can get a 2% discount if paid within 15 days. The payment is due in 35 days.