The document contains journal entries for a perpetual inventory system showing sales, purchases, and costs of goods sold on various dates. It also includes an income statement showing net sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit. Finally, it notes that while the average lumber yard has a gross profit of 26% of $5 million in sales, Tyler's Lumber Co has a higher gross profit of 32% due to offsetting transportation costs with lower costs of goods sold because of its remote location.
The document contains journal entries for a perpetual inventory system showing sales, purchases, and costs of goods sold on various dates. It also includes an income statement showing net sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit. Finally, it notes that while the average lumber yard has a gross profit of 26% of $5 million in sales, Tyler's Lumber Co has a higher gross profit of 32% due to offsetting transportation costs with lower costs of goods sold because of its remote location.
The document contains journal entries for a perpetual inventory system showing sales, purchases, and costs of goods sold on various dates. It also includes an income statement showing net sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit. Finally, it notes that while the average lumber yard has a gross profit of 26% of $5 million in sales, Tyler's Lumber Co has a higher gross profit of 32% due to offsetting transportation costs with lower costs of goods sold because of its remote location.
A) Journal entry according to Perpetual inventory system
DATE ACCOUNT DEBITED CREDITED
Nov-5 1)Account receivable 66,950 Sales 66,950 2) Cost of goods sold 45,525 Inventory 45,525 Nov-9 Inventory 190,000 Account payable 190,000 Dec-5 Cash 66,950 Account receivable 66,950 Dec-9 Account payable 190,000 Cash 190,000 Dec-31 Cost of goods sold 8550 Inventory 8550
B) INCOME STATEMENT FOR TYLER’S LUMBER CO.
Net sales(revenue from sales) 5,124,500
(LESS)Cost of goods sold 3,484,660 Gross profit 1,639,840
C) Question tells us that gross profit of average lumber
yard is 26% of 5,000,000 that is 1,300,000. While on the other hand gross profit of Tyler is 32% which is 1,639,840. the cost of transportation that incur due to its location is completely offset by cost of goods sold. Company is doing beneficial operations, and because of its remote location company is enjoying exceptional increase in profit as compare to the profit of other lumber yard.