Professional Documents
Culture Documents
10. Op. exp. incurred by the H.O & charged to branch total Br
4,000
11. The H.O collected A/R of Br 10,000 of Branch.
12. Bahir Dar Branch paid A/P of Br 5,000 of the Home Office.
Sales 350,000
CGS 245,000
OP. Expenses 34,000
Income Summary 71,000
The journal entries are the same as presented when the home office bills BD
branch at home office cost except for the journal entries for shipments of
merchandise from home office to BD branch.
Balance Sheet
Cash 25,000 5,000 30,000
Trade accounts receivable (net) 39,000 18,000 57,000
Inventories 45,000 22,500 (7,500) 60,000
Investment in Branch 56,000 (56,000) 0
Allowance for Overvaluation of Inventories:
Branch (30,000) 30,000
Equipment 150,000 150,000
Accumulated depreciation of equipment (10,000) (10,000)
Trade accounts payable (20,000) (20,000)
Home office (56,000) 56,000 0
Common stock, $ 10 par (150,000) (150,000)
Retained earnings (from statement of retained
earnings above) (117,000)
Totals 0 0 0 0
Treatment of Beginning
Inventories Priced Above Cost
The beginning inventories can be treated
differently. Basically there are two systems
to treat the beginning inventories.
1. Perpetual Inventory System.
2. Periodic Inventory System.
Reconciliation of
Reciprocal Ledger Accounts
Balance of the Investment in Branch ledger account
on the accounting records of the home office may not
agree with the balance of the H.O on the branch
books
Main reason: Delay in recording &/or Errors
Branch Entry:
Home office ………………1,000
Accounts receivable….1, 000
3) A debit of Br 3,000 in the Home Office ledger
account without a related credit in the Investment
in Arvin Branch account
On December 28, branch acquired equipment (TO BE
ACCOUNTED with H.O only) for Br 3,000; NOT recorded by
H.O.
H.O ENTRY:
Equipment: Arvin Branch………………………3,000
H.O Entry:
Investment in Arvin branch………..2,000
Accounts receivable………………..2,000
Instructions
Branch D
Inventories (6000+400) 6,400
Home Office 6,400
To record receipt of merchandise plus freight cost
Home Office 6,700
Inventories 6,400
Cash 300
To record transfer of merchandise to Branch E
Branch E
Inventories 6,500
Home Office 6,500