Question 2 The inventories control account balance of St George Fashions at 30 June 2023 was $110 510 using the perpetual method. A physical count conducted on that day found inventories on hand worth $110 100. Net realisable value for each inventories item held for sale exceeded cost. An investigation of the discrepancy revealed the following. Goods worth $3300 held on consignment for Rockhampton Accessories had been included in the physical count. Goods costing $600 were purchased on credit from Springbrook Ltd on 27 June 2023 on FOB shipping terms. The goods were shipped on 28 June 2023 but, as they had not arrived by 30 June 2023, were not included in the physical count. The purchase invoice was received and processed on 30 June 2023. Goods costing $1200 were sold on credit to Noosa Pty Ltd for $1950 on 28 June 2023 on FOB destination terms. The goods were still in transit on 30 June 2023. The sales invoice was raised and processed on 29 June 2023. Goods costing $1365 were purchased on credit (FOB destination) from Launceston Handbags on 28 June 2023. The goods were received on 29 June 2023 and included in the physical count. The purchase invoice was received on 2 July 2023. On 30 June 2023, St George Fashions sold goods costing $3150 on credit (FOB shipping) terms to Kurnell’s Boutique for $4800. The goods were dispatched from the warehouse on 30 June 2023 but the sales invoice had not been raised at that date. Damaged inventories valued at $1325 were discovered during the physical count. These items were still recorded on 30 June 2023 but were omitted from the physical count records pending their write-off. Required Prepare any journal entries necessary on 30 June 2023 to correct any errors and to adjust inventories. i) What does the term ‘net realisable value’ mean? ii) What sources of evidence could a company use to determine net realisable value? iii)What action should a company take at year end if some of its inventory items have declined in value while other inventory items have increased in value? Why?
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
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Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
Question 2
The inventories control account balance of St George Fashions at 30 June 2023 was $110 510 using the perpetual method. A physical count conducted on that day found inventories on hand worth $110 100. Net realisable value for each inventories item held for sale exceeded cost. An investigation of the discrepancy revealed the following.
- Goods worth $3300 held on consignment for Rockhampton Accessories had been included in the physical count.
- Goods costing $600 were purchased on credit from Springbrook Ltd on 27 June 2023 on FOB shipping terms. The goods were shipped on 28 June 2023 but, as they had not arrived by 30 June 2023, were not included in the physical count. The purchase invoice was received and processed on 30 June 2023.
- Goods costing $1200 were sold on credit to Noosa Pty Ltd for $1950 on 28 June 2023 on FOB destination terms. The goods were still in transit on 30 June 2023. The sales invoice was raised and processed on 29 June 2023.
- Goods costing $1365 were purchased on credit (FOB destination) from Launceston Handbags on 28 June 2023. The goods were received on 29 June 2023 and included in the physical count. The purchase invoice was received on 2 July 2023.
- On 30 June 2023, St George Fashions sold goods costing $3150 on credit (FOB shipping) terms to Kurnell’s Boutique for $4800. The goods were dispatched from the warehouse on 30 June 2023 but the sales invoice had not been raised at that date.
- Damaged inventories valued at $1325 were discovered during the physical count. These items were still recorded on 30 June 2023 but were omitted from the physical count records pending their write-off.
Required
- Prepare any
journal entries necessary on 30 June 2023 to correct any errors and to adjust inventories. - i) What does the term ‘net realisable value’ mean?
- ii) What sources of evidence could a company use to determine net realisable value?
- iii)What action should a company take at year end if some of its inventory items have declined in value while other inventory items have increased in value? Why?
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