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Unit 3
Module 10
Unit 3 discuss the what and how of the remaining steps in accounting cycle both in
service and merchandising businesses.
Objectives
Introduction
A merchandising business is one that buys and sells goods without changing their physical
form.
Inventory
The main difference between a merchandising business and a service business is that a
merchandising business necessarily holds inventory of physical goods for sale.
Inventory refers to the goods that a merchandising business has purchased and primarily
intended for resale, normally in their original form and without any further processing.
Inventory Systems
Inventories are accounted for using either of the following inventory systems:
1. Perpetual inventory system; or
2. Periodic inventory system
The perpetual inventory system is called as such because under this system, the “inventory”
account (or “Merchandise inventory” account) is updated each time a purchase or sale is made.
Thus, the “Inventory” account shows a continuing or running balance of the goods on hand.
Moreover, records called “stock cards” and “stock ledger cards” are maintained under this
system, from which the quantities and balances of goods on hand and goods sold can be
determined at any given point of time without the need of performing a physical count of
inventories.
All increase and decrease in inventory, such as purchases, freight-in, purchase returns,
purchase discounts, cost of goods sold, and sales returns are recorded in the “Inventory” (or
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“Merchandise inventory”) account. “Cost of goods sold” is also updated each time a sale or sale
return is made.
The perpetual inventory system is commonly used for inventories that are specifically
identifiable and are relatively high valued, such as cars, machineries, furniture and heavy
equipment.
The periodic inventory system is called as such because under this system, the “Inventory”
account (or “Merchandise inventory” account) is updated only when a physical count of
inventory is performed. Thus, the amounts of inventory and cost of goods sold are determined
only periodically.
Under this system, the business does not maintain records that show the running balances of
inventory on hand and cost of goods sold as at any given point of time. To determine this
information, a physical count of the quantity of goods on hand must be performed periodically
(e.g., on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis). The quantity counted is then multiplied by
unit cost to get the balance of the “Inventory” account. This amount is then used to compute for
the “Cost of goods sold,” which is the residual amount in the formula below
Beginning inventory P xx
Add: Net purchases* xx
Total Goods Available for Sale xx
Less: Ending inventory (physical count) (xx)
Cost of Goods Sold P xx
Purchases P xx
Add: Freight-in xx
Less: Purchase return (xx)
Less: Purchase discounts xx
Net Purchases P xx
• Purchases – the account used to record purchases of inventory under the periodic
system
• Freight-in (Transportation-in) – the account used to record the shipping costs incurred
on purchases of inventory under the periodic system.
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• Purchase returns – the account used to record returns of purchased goods to the
supplier.
• Purchase discounts – the account used to record cash discounts availed of on the
purchased goods.
Under the periodic inventory system, purchases of inventory are debited to the “Purchases”
account, shipping costs are debited to the “Freight-in” account, purchase returns are
credited to the “Purchase returns” account, and purchase discounts are credited to the
“Purchase discounts” account. No entry is made to recognize cost of goods sold when
inventory is sold.
Because the “Inventory” account is updated only after a physical count, prior to the count,
the balance of the inventory account represents the beginning balance or the balance from
the last physical count. Consequently, the balance of “Cost of goods sold” prior to a physical
count is zero.
The periodic inventory system is commonly used for inventories that are normally
interchangeable, relatively low valued, and have a fast turnover rate, such as grocery items,
medicines, electrical parts, and office supplies
5. A customer returned goods with sale price of P800 and cost of P200.
Sales return 800 Sales return 800
Accounts receivable 800 Accounts receivable 800
Notes:
• Under the perpetual inventory system, all increases and decreases in the goods on
hand are recorded through the “Inventory” account. Also, cost of goods sold is debited
when inventory is sold and credited when there is a sales return.
• Under the periodic inventory system, the increases and decreases in the goods on
hand are recorded through the purchases, freight-in, purchase returns, and purchases
discounts accounts. Cost of goods sold is not recorded.
Under the perpetual inventory system, the balances of inventory on hand and cost of goods
sold are readily determinable from the ledger.
Inventory
Beg. Bal.
(1) Purchases 10,000 2,000 (3) Purchase return
(2) Freight-in 1,000 5,000 (4) Cost of goods sold
(3) Sales return 200
End. Bal. 4,200
(4) Cost of goods sold 5,000 200 (5) Cost of goods sold
Under the periodic inventory system, the balances of inventory on hand and cost of goods
sold are not readily determinable without performing first a physical count of the quantity of
goods on hand.
Assume that a physical count reveal inventory on hand of 105 units costing P40 per unit. Using
the formula above, the inventory on hand cost of goods sold under the periodic inventory system
are determined as follows:
Beginning inventory P 0
Add: Net Purchases:
Purchases (1) P10,000
Freight-in (2) 1,000
Purchase return (3) (2,000)
Purchase discounts - 9,000
Total Goods Available for Sale - 9,000
Less: Ending inventory (105 units x P40 per unit) - (4,200)
Cost of Goods Sold - P4,800
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Summary:
Gross Profit
Gross profit (gross income, gross margin, or sales profit) is simply “Net sales minus Cost of
Goods Sold”
Net Sales P xx
Less: Cost of Goods Sold ( xx)
Gross profit P xx
Gross profit represents the profit a business earns after deducting the cost of the goods sold or
services rendered, but before deducting other expenses.
Profit (or Net profit) is different from gross profit. Profit is the amount derived after deducting all
other expenses from the gross profit.
Net sales* P xx
Cost of Goods Sold (xx)
Gross profit xx
Rent expense (xx)
Depreciation expense (xx)
Salaries expense, etc. (xx)
Profit (Net profit) P xx
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• “Net sales” is Total sales minus Sale returns and discounts. This is shown in the formula
below
Sales xx
Less: Sales returns (xx)
Less: Sales discounts. (xx)
Net sales P xx
“Sales returns” and “Sales discounts” are contra accounts (deductions) to “Sales” when
computing for “Net sales.”
Solution:
Your Business
Income Statement
For the period ended December 31, 20x1
Sales P70,000
Sales discounts (5,000)
Sales returns (10,000)
Net Sales 55,000
Cost of goods sold (30,000)
Gross profit 25,000
Rent expense (5,000)
Supplies expense (1,000)
Depreciation expense (2,000)
Salaries expense (7,000)
Profit P10,000
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Fact pattern:
You have a bar. At opening time, you have 50 bottles of a beverage with a unit cost of P20
each. During business hours, you had your supplier deliver to you 10 cases of the beverage.
Each case contains 24 bottles with a unit cost of P20 each. At closing time, you have 2 cases
and 4 bottles with a unit cost of the beverage left. Your sale price for each bottle of a beverage
is P70.
Solution:
A “Statement of Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit” is not a formal accounting report
that is prepared for external reporting. Nonetheless, the report can be prepared for internal
reporting purposes.
The “Statement of Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit” is similar to the “Income Statement.”
It is actually a part a part of an income statement. However, the Statement of Cost of Goods
Sold and Gross Profit ends with gross profit, meaning it does not show information about the
other expenses.
Using our previous formula, let us compute for the cost of goods sold:
After computing the amounts above, you should check your sales register to see if you have a
recorded sale of 238 bottles or P16,660 (238 bottles x P70 sale price per bottle).
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Your Bar
Statement of Cost of good sold and Gross profit
For the period ended December 31, 20x1
Sales P16,600
Cost of goods sold:
Beginning inventory P1,000
Add: Net purchases 4,800
Total goods available for sale 5,800
Less: Ending inventory (1,040) (4,760)
P11,900
T-account analysis
Most accounting problems can be solved much easier using T-account analysis than formulas.
The beg. balance is placed on the Cost of goods sold is placed on the
debit side because “Inventory” is credit side because the goods sold
an asset, and assets have a decrease the balance of inventory;
normal debit balance i.e., debit and credit means minus
Inventory
Dr. Cr.
Beg. Balance xx
Net purchases xx xx COGS
xx
Solution:
Inventory
Inventory
Solution:
Inventory
Solution:
Inventory
Solution:
Inventory
Solution:
Inventory
*Beginning inventory is irrelevant in solving the requirement of the problem. Recall from the
previous formula that “Inventory, beg. + Net purchases = TGAS.” However, we know from the
T-account that “Inventory, beg. + Net purchases “equals” COGS + Inventory, end,” Thus, we
can solve for the total goods available for sale as follows:
Solution:
Inventory
Beginning balance 0
Net Purchases 270,000 ? Cost of goods sold
90,000 Ending balance
• The beginning inventory is assigned a value of zero and the ending inventory is assigned
the increase of P90,000 to reflect the net increase of P90,000 in inventory during the period,
i.e., P90,000 end. – P0 beg = P90,000 net increase.
Inventory
Beginning balance 0
Net Purchases 270,000 180,000 Cost of goods sold
90,000 Ending balance
Solution:
Inventory
• The beginning inventory is assigned the decrease of P90,000 and the ending inventory is
assigned a value of zero to reflect the net decrease of P90,000 in inventory during the
period, i.e., P90,000 beg. – P0 end. = P90,000 net decrease.
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Inventory
2. General Journal – All other transactions that cannot be recorded in the special journals
are recorded in the general journal.
Requirements:
a. Identify the type of journal each of the transactions above shall be recorded
b. Record the transactions in the Special journals or General journal.
Solutions:
A summary of the journal entries is provided below so you can check how they are recorded in
the journals:
Cash 30,000
1
Sales 30,000
Accounts receivable 50,000
2
Sales 50,000
Purchases (periodic system assumed) 10,000
3
Cash 10,000
Purchases 20,000
4
Accounts payable 20,000
Cash 8,000
5
Rent income 8,000
Equipment 100,000
6
Note payable 100,000
Cash 25,000
7
Accounts receivable 25,000
Special journals
SALES JOURNAL
Accounts Receivable Invoice No. Sales tax Sales
Date (Debit) Customer (Credit) (Credit)
2 50,000 11001 Yu Tang Corp. xx* 50,000
PURCHASE JOURNAL
Accounts Payable Purchase Purchase tax Purchases
Date (Credit) No. Supplier (Debit) (Debit)
4 20,000 345 Lah Kuh Co. xx* 20,000
General journal
GENERAL JOURNAL
Account Title Acct.
Date Nos. Debit Credit
6 Equipment 190 100,000 100
Solution:
Subsidiary Ledger
SUBSIDIARY LEDGER
Uh Tang Co.
Date Ref. Debit Credit Balance
Bal. forwarded 0
1 50,000 50,000
10,000 40,000
GENERAL LEDGER
Applying the accounting cycle under a Perpetual inventory system and Periodic inventory
system.
Nov. Transactions
1 Provided P50,000 cash as initial investment to the business.
1 Acquired equipment for P36,000 cash. The equipment has a useful life of 4 years.
1 Paid a one-year insurance premium of P12,000. (Use ‘asset method’).
12 Purchased inventory costing P15,000 for cash.
14 Sold goods for P15,000 cash. The cost of sales is P2,000.
Dec. Transactions
1 Sold goods with sale price of P12,000 in exchange for a P12,000, 10%, one-year note
receivable. Principal and interest are due at maturity. The cost of sales is P1,500.
5 Purchased inventory for P2,000 on account.
26 Sold goods for P17,000 on account. The cost of sales is P3,000.
27 Paid P1,000 account payable.
29 Collected P10,000 account receivable.
December transactions:
Dec. Notes receivable 12,000
1, Sales 12,000
20x1 To record sale in exchange for note
Step 3: Posting
The journal entries are posted to the ledger as follows:
ASSETS
Cash Inventory
Nov. 1 50,000
36,000 Nov. 1 Nov. 12 15,000 2,000 Nov. 14
12,000 Nov. 1 1,500 Dec. 1
Nov.14 15,000 15,000 Nov. 12 Dec. 5 2,000 3,000 Dec. 26
Dec. 29 10,000 1,000 Dec. 27
Bal. 11,000 Bal. 10,500
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
Dec. 27 1,000 2,000 Dec. 5
1,000 Bal.
EQUITY
Owner’s equity
50,000 Nov. 1
50,000 Bal.
INCOME EXPENSES
Sales Cost of goods sold
15,000 Nov. 14 Nov. 14 2,000
12,000 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 1,500
17,000 Dec. 26 Dec. 26 3,000
44,000 Bal. Bal. 6,500
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My Souvenir
Unadjusted Trial Balance
December 31, 20x1
Additional information:
The following information was identified on December 31, 20x1:
a. Of the total accounts receivable, P1,000 is doubtful of collection.
b. Salaries earned by employees during the period but were not yet paid amounted to P10,000.
Guide Analyses
1. Accruals of income and expenses • You have notes receivable. Therefore,
interest income shall be recognized for
the period.
• There are unpaid salaries [see ‘additional
information (b)’]. Salaries expense shall
be accrued.
2. Recognition of depreciation expense and • You have equipment, Depreciation
bad debts expense expense shall be recognized for the
period.
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From our analyses above, we have identified adjustments for the following:
1. Interest income
2. Salaries expense
3. Depreciation expense
4. Bad debts expense
5. Recognition of the expired portion of the prepayment as insurance expense and deferral of
the unexpired portion as prepaid insurance.
Cost P36,000
Divide by: Useful life 4
Annual depreciation expense P9,000
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However, because the equipment has only been used for 2 months in 20x1 (Nov. 1 to Dec.
31, 20x1), only a 2-month depreciation expense shall be recognized. This computed as follows:
The carrying amount of the equipment on December 31, 20x1 is determined as follows:
Equipment P36,000
Accumulated depreciation (1,500)
Equipment - net P34,500
The carrying amount of accounts receivable on December 31, 20x1 is determined as follows:
Previous transaction:
1 Paid a one-year insurance premium of P12,000. (Use ‘asset method’).
The adjusting entry to record the used up portion of the prepaid insurance as expense is as
follows:
Adjustments:
Interest receivable 100 100
Interest income 100 100
Salaries expense 10,000 10,000
Salaries payable 10,000 10,000
Depreciation expense 1,500 1,500
Accumulated depreciation 1,500 1,500
Bad debts expense 1,000 1,000
Allowance for bad debts 1,000 1,000
Insurance expense 2,000 2,000
A summary of the adjusting entries is provided below to facilitate your understanding of the
partial worksheet above:
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Worksheet
For the two monts ended December 31, 20x1
Accounts Unadjusted Trial Balance Adjustments Adjustments Trial Balance Income Statement Balance Sheet
Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit
Cash 11,000 11,000 11,000
Accounts Receeivable 7,000 7,000 7,000
Notes receivable 12,000 12,000 12,000
Inventory 10,500 10,500 10,500
Prepaid insurance 12,000 2,000 10,000 10,000
Equipment 36,000 36,000 36,000
Accounts payable 1,000 1,000 1,000
Owner's equity 50,000 50,000 50,000
Sales 44,000 44,000 44,000
Cost of goods sold 6,500 6,500 6,500
Adjustments:
Interest receivable 100 100 100
Interest income 100 100 100
Salaries expense 10,000 10,000 10,000
Salaries payable 10,000 10,000 10,000
Depreciation expense 1,500 1,500 1,500
Accumulated depreciation 1,500 1,500 1,500
Bad debts expense 1,000 1,000 1,000
Allowance for bad debts 1,000 1,000 1,000
Insurance expense 2,000 2,000 2,000
95,000 95,000 14,600 14,600 107,600 107,600 21,000 44,100 86,600 63,500
23,100 23,100
44,100 44,100 86,600 86,600
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Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 20x1
ASSETS
Cash P11,000
Accounts receivable 7,000
Allowance for bad debts (1,000)
Interest receivable 100
Notes receivable 12,000
Inventory 10,500
Prepaid insurance 10,000
Equipment 36,000
Accumulated depreciation (1,500)
Total Assets P84,100
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable P1,000
Salaries payable 10,000
Total Liabilities 11,000
EQUITY
Owner’s equity 73,100
Total Liabilities & Equity P84,100
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My Souvenir
Income Statement
For the two months ended December 31, 20x1
Sales P44,000
Cost of goods sold (6,500)
GROSS PROFIT 37,500
PROFIT P23,100
Additional information:
a. The annual depreciation on the equipment is P20,000.
b. The physical count of inventory on December 20x1 revealed a P60,000 balance of goods
on hand.
Solution:
1 Cash 80,000
Sales 80,000
To record sales
2 Accounts receivable 130,000
Sales 130,000
To record sales on account
3 Purchase 70,000
Accounts payable 70,000
To record purchase on account
4 Freight-in 5,000
Cash 5,000
To record freight costs incurred on
purchases
5 Accounts payable 10,000
Purchase returns 10,000
To record purchase returns
6 Salaries expense 60,000
Cash 60,000
To record payment of salaries
7 Utilities expense 20,000
Cash 20,000
To record payment of utilities
8 Cash 200,000
Accounts receivable 200,000
To record collection of accounts
receivable
9 Accounts payable 60,000
Cash 60,000
To record payment of accounts payable
10 Jim Boy, Drawings 80,000
Cash 80,000
To record withdrawals of owner from the
business
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Step 3: Posting
The transactions are posted to the ledger as follows:
ASSETS
Cash Accounts receivable
Beg. 50,000 Beg. 120,000
1 80,000 5,000 4 2 130,000 200,000 8
60,000 6
8 200,000 20,000 7
60,000 9
80,000 10
Bal. 105,000 Bal. 50,000
Inventory Equipment
Beg. 30,000 Beg. 200,000
Bal. 30,000 Bal. 200,000
Accumulated depr’n
80,000 Beg
80,000
Notice that that balance of the “Inventory” account represents the beginning balance. This is
because, under the periodic inventory system, purchases, freight-in and purchase returns
and discounts during the period are not recorded in the “Inventory” account.
After the physical count, we will update this account through adjusting entry.
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
20,000 Beg.
5 10,000 70,000 3
9 60,000
20,000 Bal.
EQUITY
Jim Boy, Capital Jim Boy, Drawings
300,000 Beg.
10 80,000
300,000 Bal. Bal. 80,000
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INCOME
Sales
80,000 1
130,000 2
210,000 Bal.
EXPENSES
Purchases Freight-in
3 70,000 4 5,000
Bal. 70,000 Bal. 5,000
Utilities expense
7 20,000
Bal. 20,000
Guide Analysis
1. Accruals of income and expenses • None.
2. Recognition of depreciation expense and • Depreciation expense on the equipment.
bad debts expense
3. Deferrals of income and expenses • See discussion below.
(splitting of ‘mixed accounts’)
Under the periodic inventory system, changes in goods on hand during the period are recorded
in the “Purchases,” “Freight-in,” “Purchase returns,” and “Purchase discounts” accounts, as
appropriate. These are nominal accounts that are closed at the end of the period.
At the end of the period, a physical count is conducted to determine any unsold goods which
are recognized as asset, i.e., “Inventory-end.” through an adjusting entry.
Unsold portion:
a. Inventory, beg.
Recognized as asset – “Inventory, end.”
b. Purchases
c. Freight-in
d. Purchase return &
discounts Sold portion:
Recognized as expense
From our analyses above, we have identified adjustments for the following:
1. Depreciation expenses
2. Ending inventory
Notes:
• The account “Inventory, end.” is debited in order to segregate the ending inventory from the
beginning inventory. The credit is recorded in the “Income summary” account.
• In the worksheet, we will label the beginning inventory as “Inventory, beg.” This will be
closed later in the closing entries, also to the “Income summary” account.
• This manner of recording simplifies the adjusting and closing entries for the ending inventory
and beginning inventory.
Adjustments:
Depreciation expense 20,000 20,000
Inventory, end 60,000 60,000 -
Income summary 60,000 - 60,000
Notice that the worksheet prepared under the periodic inventory system includes the following
accounts: “Inventory, beg.,” “Inventory, end,” and “Income summary.” These accounts are
not used under the perpetual inventory system.
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Adjustments:
Depreciation expense 20,000 20,000 20,000
Inventory, end 60,000 60,000 - - 60,000
Income summary 60,000 - 60,000 - 60,000
620,000 620,000 80,000 80,000 700,000 700,000 205,000 280,000 495,000 420,000
75,000 75,000
280,000 280,000 495,000 495,000
Notice that “Inventory, beg.” and “Income summary” The “Inventory, end.” is extended
are extended to the Income statement. This is to the Balance sheet.
necessary so that the amount of cost of goods sold is
properly reflected in the income statement
Notice that the above closing entry is peculiar to the periodic inventory system. The closing
entry is not needed under the perpetual inventory system.
75,000 Bal.
Formal reports:
EQUITY
Jim Boy, Capital 295,000
Sales P210,000
Cost of goods sold:
Inventory, beg. P30,000
Purchases 70,000
Freight-in 5,000
Purchase returns (10,000)
Total goods available for sale 95,000
Inventory, end. (65,000) (35,000)
GROSS PROFIT 175,000
Salaries expense (60,000)
Utilities expense (20,000)
Depreciation expense (20,000)
Activity No. 1
Inventory systems
Fact pattern:
On January 1, 20x1, Entity A had an inventory balance of P9,000. The following transactions
affected Entity A’s inventory during the year:
i. Purchased goods worth P130,000 on account.
ii. Paid freight of P5,000 on the purchase above.
iii. Returned damaged goods worth P3,000 to the supplier.
iv. Sold goods costing P128,000 for P320,000, on credit.
v. A customer returned goods with sale price of P2,500 and cost of P1,000.
Requirements:
1. Prepare the journal entries under (a) perpetual inventory system and (b) period inventory
system.
2. Compute for the cost of goods sold under (a) perpetual inventory system and (b) periodic
inventory system. The ending inventory per physical count if P14,000.
3. Prepare a statement of cost of goods sold and gross profit.
T-account analysis
4. Inventory, beg. P20,000; Net purchases, P210,000; Cost of goods sold, P190,000. How
much is the ending inventory?
5. Inventory, beg. P40,000; Net purchase, P270,000; Inventory, end., P80,000. How much is
the cost of goods sold?
6. Inventory, beg. P30,000; Cost of goods sold, P270,000; Inventory, end., P20,000. How
much is the net purchases?
7. Net purchases, P170,000; Cost of goods sold, P140,000; Inventory, end., P60,000. How
much is the beginning inventory?
8. Net purchases, P130,000; Cost of goods sold, P140,000; Inventory, end., P70,000. How
much is the total goods available for sale?
9. Net purchases, P130,000; Increase in inventory during the year, P70,000. How much is the
cost of goods sold?
10. Cost of goods sold, P170,000; Decrease in inventory during the year, P10,000. How much
is the net purchases?
11. Inventory, beg., P50,000; Total goods available for sale, P210,000; Cost of goods sold,
P170,000. How much is the change in inventory during the year? Increase (decrease)
12. Total goods available for sale, P170,000; Net purchases, P150,000; Inventory, end.,
P50,000; How much is the change in inventory during the year? Increase (decrease)
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Entity B
Trial Balance
January 1, 20x1
Accounts Dr. Cr.
Cash 60,000
Inventory, beg. 40,000
Equipment 200,000
Accumulated depreciation 20,000
Accounts payable 30,000
Owner’s equity (Capital) 250,000
Totals 300,000 300,000
Requirements:
13. Complete the worksheet up to the balance sheet columns (but prepare the closing
entries) assuming Entity B uses the perpetual inventory system.
14. Complete the worksheet up to the balance sheet columns (but prepare the closing
entries) assuming Entity B uses the periodic inventory system.