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Audit of Inventory - Illustrative Problems
Audit of Inventory - Illustrative Problems
(Problem 3) J Company incurred the following costs in relation to its merchandise inventory:
1 Items in the warehouse during the count 1,090,000
2 Items out on consignment at another company’s store 70,000
3 Items sold on an installment basis (bad debts can be reasonably estimated) 40,000
4 Items purchased FOB shipping point that is in transit at December 31; 500,000
5 Freight charges on goods purchased above 13,000
6 Items purchased FOB destination that is in transit at December 31; 300,000
7 Items sold to another company, for which the company has signed an agreement to repurchase at a set price that covers
all costs related to the inventory. Total cost of merchandise is 200,000
8 Items sold where large returns are predictable, at cost 30,000
9 Items sold FOB shipping point that is in transit at December 31, at cost 50,000
10 Items sold FOB destination that is in transit at December 31, at cost 75,000
11 Costs incurred to advertise goods held for resale 10,000
12 Items held on consignment from another company at selling price of 150,000 and cost of 100,000
13 Short-term investments in stocks and bonds that will be resold in the near future 125,000
14 Items currently being used for window display 100,000
15 Items on counter for sale 400,000
16 Items on receiving department, refused by the company because of damage 360,000
17 Items included in the count, damaged and unsalable 150,000
18 Items in receiving department, returned by customer, in good condition (not included in the count) 50,000
19 Merchandise inventories out on approval, at cost 100,000
20 Finished special article goods, made to order (included in the count) 78,000
21 Office supplies 40,000
In its December 31, 2020 statement of financial position, M should report Accounts Payable of
a. 1,950,000 b. 1,900,000 c. 1,850,000 d. 1,800,000
(Problem 5) Data relating to consignment transactions during December 2020 of S Company are as follows:
Inventory shipped on consignment to L Company 360,000
Freight paid by S 18,000
Inventory shipped on consignment from K Company 240,000
Freight paid by S 10,000
No sales of consigned goods were made in December 2020. What amount should be included as consigned inventory on
December 31, 2020?
a. 240,000 b. 250,000 c. 360,000 d. 378,000
(Problem 6) On January 2, 2020, N Company purchased inventory with an invoice price of 80,000. The term of the
purchase is 2/10, n/30.
Case 1. Assume that N uses the Gross Method, determine the following:
I. The amount to be debited to purchase on January 2, 2020
a. 100,000 b. 80,000 c. 78,400 d. 98,000
II. The total amount paid assuming the purchase was settled on January 12, 2020
a. 100,000 b. 80,000 c. 78,400 d. 98,000
III. The amount to be credited to Purchase Discount assuming the purchase was settled on January 12, 2020
a. P0 b. 20,000 c. 2,000 d. 1,600
IV. The amount to be debited to Purchase Discount Lost assuming the purchase was settled on January 14, 2020
a. P0 b. 20,000 c. 2,000 d. 1,600
Case 2. Assume that N uses the Net Method, determine the following:
I. The amount to be debited to purchase on January 2, 2020
a. 100,000 b. 80,000 c. 78,400 d. 98,000
II. The total amount paid assuming the purchase was settled on January 12, 2020
a. 100,000 b. 80,000 c. 78,400 d. 98,000
III. The amount to be credited to Purchase Discount assuming the purchase was settled on January 12, 2020
a. P0 b. 20,000 c. 2,000 d. 1,600
IV. The amount to be debited to Purchase Discount Lost assuming the purchase was settled on January 14, 2020
a. P0 b. 20,000 c. 2,000 d. 1,600
I. Using the weighted average method, how much is the cost of inventory at the end of April?
a. 580,000 b. 605,000 c. 520,000 d. 525,000
II. Using the weighted average method, how much is the cost of goods sold in April?
a. 525,000 b. 500,000 c. 585,000 d. 520,000
III. Using the moving average method, how much is the cost of inventory at the end of April?
a. 580,000 b. 605,000 c. 520,000 d. 525,000
IV. Using the moving average method, how much is the cost of goods sold in April?
a. 525,000 b. 500,000 c. 585,000 d. 520,000
V. Using the FIFO method, how much is the cost of inventory at the end of April?
a. 580,000 b. 605,000 c. 520,000 d. 525,000
VI. Using the FIFO method, how much is the cost of goods sold in April?
a. 525,000 b. 500,000 c. 585,000 d. 520,000
(Problem 8) Y Company entered into a purchase agreement on March 31, 2020, to purchase raw materials. These
materials are to be delivered on April 30, 2021. The company did not actually put these materials into production until
June 30, 2021. The contract price and the market prices for these materials are shown below:
Contract price, 3/31/20 1,200,000
Market price, 12/31/20 1,000,000
Market price, 4/30/21 1,400,000
Market price, 6/30/21 1,600,000
II. On April 30, 2021, time of delivery, the company should record the raw materials at
a. 1,200,000 b. 1,000,000 c. 1,400,000 d. 1,600,000
(Problem 9) The following information appears in J Company’s records for the year ended December 31:
Inventory, January 1 650,000 Sales 3,400,000
Purchases 2,300,000 Sales discounts 20,000
Purchase returns 80,000 Sales returns 30,000
Freight in 60,000
On December 31, a physical count revealed that the ending inventory was only 420,000. J’s gross profit on net sales has
remained constant at 30% in recent years. J suspects that some inventory may have been pilfered by one of the company’s
employees. On December 31, what is the estimated cost of missing inventory?
a. 151,000 b. 165,000 c. 420,000 d. 585,000