Corporate Financial Accounting
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Chapter 4, Problem 10DQ
Recent fiscal years for several well-known companies are as follows:
| Company | Fiscal Year Ending |
| J. C. Penney Company, Inc. | January 27 |
| L Brands, Inc. | January 27 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | January 27 |
| Target Corporation | January 27 |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | January 28 |
| Tiffany & Co. | January 30 |
What general characteristic shared by these companies explains why they do not have fiscal years ending December 31?
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Lansing Company's current-year income statement and selected balance sheet data at December 31 of the current and
prior years follow.
LANSING COMPANY
Income Statement
For Current Year Ended December 31
Sales revenue
Expenses
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense
Salaries expense
Rent expense
Insurance expense
Interest expense
Utilities expense
Net income
$ 124,200
At December 31
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Accounts payable
Salaries payable
Utilities payable
Prepaid insurance
Prepaid rent
51,000
16,500
27,000
9,900
4,700
4,500
3,700
$ 6,900
LANSING COMPANY
Selected Balance Sheet Accounts
Current Year
$ 6,500
2,880
5,300
1,060
400
350
400
Prior Year
$ 7,600
1,990
6,400
790
250
460
270
The following data were provided by the accountants of the Home Office and Branch for the
year ended December 31, 2016:
Home Office Book
Branch Book
Net sales to outside customer
1,000,000
800,000
300,000
140,000
250,000
Beginning Inventory
Net purchases from outside supplier
Shipment to branch
Shipment from Home Office
Ending Inventory
Operating expenses
800,000
400,000
500,000
100,000
200,000
200,000
100,000
The current corporate income tax rate is 30%.
It is the policy of the company to use specific identification for inventory.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Home Office bills its branch with a gross
profit rate of 40% based on cost.
Half of the beginning inventory of the branch was acquired from outside suppliers.
The ending inventory of the branch is broken down as follows:
60% from outside suppliers
26% from 2016 shipment from home office
14% from 2015 shipment from home office
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