ACCT10002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Write-Off

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Finished goods inventory = manufactured items that are completed and ready for sale
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Work in process/progress = portion that has been placed into production process but not yet
complete
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Raw materials = basic materials that will be used in manufacturing but have not yet been placed
into the production process
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In a manufacturing business, inventory is usually classified into three categories
In a periodic inventory system:
Purchases is a temporary account whose normal balance is a debit
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Purchase returns and allowances is a contra purchases account whose normal balance is a credit
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Purchase returns and allowances are recorded by a decrease in accounts payable and an increase in
purchase returns and allowances
Freight
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in is a temporary account whose normal balance is a debit
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Freight costs are recorded by an increase in freight
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in and a decrease in cash
Purchase discounts are recorded by a decrease in accounts payable, a decrease in cash and an increase
in discount received
Sales are recorded by an increase in accounts receivable and an increase in sales
Sales returns and allowances are recorded by an increase in sales returns and allowances and a decrease
in accounts receivable
Sales discounts are recorded by an increase in cash, an increase in discount allowed and a decrease in
accounts receivable
Classifying inventory
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Record purchases of inventory
1.
Determine cost of goods purchased
2.
Determine cost of goods on hand at beginning and end of accounting period
3.
Under a periodic inventory system, cost of sales is determined by
Purchases
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purchase returns and allowances = net purchases
Net purchases + freight
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in = cost of goods purchased
Actually counting, weighing, measuring each type of inventory on hand
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Often done when the business is closed or slow
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Quantity of each type of inventory is listed on inventory summary sheets
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Listing is verified by a second employee or supervisor
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Counting the physical inventory
1.
Goods in transit = purchased goods that have not yet been received or sold goods that not
yet been delivered
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FOB (free on board) shipping point = ownership of the goods passes to the buyer
when the delivery entity accepts the goods from the seller
FOB destination = ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the goods
reach the buyer
Legal title is determined by the terms of the sale
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Consigned goods = goods of other parties that are held for a fee but without taking
ownership
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Determining the ownership of goods
2.
Determining inventory quantities involves:
Cost of goods purchased + cost of goods on hand at the beginning of the period = cost of goods available
for sale
Cost of sales
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In a manufacturing business, inventory is usually classified into three categories. Finished goods inventory = manufactured items that are completed and ready for sale. Work in process/progress = portion that has been placed into production process but not yet complete. Raw materials = basic materials that will be used in manufacturing but have not yet been placed into the production process. Purchases of inventory are recorded by an increase in purchases and an increase in accounts payable. Purchases is a temporary account whose normal balance is a debit. Purchase returns and allowances are recorded by a decrease in accounts payable and an increase in purchase returns and allowances. Purchase returns and allowances is a contra purchases account whose normal balance is a credit. Freight costs are recorded by an increase in freight-in and a decrease in cash. Freight-in is a temporary account whose normal balance is a debit.

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