Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133791129
Author: Jane L. Reimers
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
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Chapter 5, Problem 2CTP
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To determine
Explain the manner in which the purchase would affect the taxable income of the company.
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To determine
State whether person J’s action is ethical or not.
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Electronics, Inc. is a high-volume, wholesale merchandising company. Most of its inventory turns over four or five times a year. The company has had 50 units of a particular band of computers on hand for over a year. These computers have not sold and probably will not sell unless they are discounted 60 to 70%. The accountant is carrying them on the books at cost and intends to recognize the loss when they are sold. This way, she can avoid a significant write-down in inventory on the current year's financial statements. Is the accountant correct in her treatment of the inventory? Why or why not?
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Ethics Case Electronics, Inc. is a high-volume, wholesale merchandising company. Most of its inventory turns over four or five times a year. The company has had 50 units of a particular brand of computers on hand for over a year. These computers have not sold and probably will not sell unless they are discounted 60 to 70%. The accountant is carrying them on the books at cost and intends to recognize the loss when they are sold. This way, she can avoid a significant write-down in inventory on the current year’s financial statements. 1. Is the accountant correct in her treatment of the inventory? Why or why not?
2. If the computers cost $1,000 each and their market value is 40% of their cost, journalize the entry necessary for the write-down.
3. In groups of three or four, make a list of reasons why inventories of electronic equipment might have to be written down.
An accounting intern for a local CPA firm was reviewing the financial
statements of a client in the electronics industry. The intern noticed that the
client used the FIFO method of determining ending inventory and cost of goods
sold. When she asked a colleague why the firm used FIFO instead of LIFO,
she was told that the client used FIFO to minimize its income tax liability. This
response puzzled the intern because she thought that LIFO would minimize
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What would you tell the intern to resolve the confusion?
Chapter 5 Solutions
Financial Accounting
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