If a company using a periodic system overstates its ending inventory, which of the following will be true for the current year?

Correct answer: Assets are overstated and owner's equity is overstated.

Explanation

This question assesses the balance sheet effects of an inventory error. An overstatement of ending inventory directly inflates the reported value of total assets and, through its effect on net income, also inflates owner's equity.

Other questions

Question 1

In a manufacturing company, inventory that is completed and ready for sale is classified as what?

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of taking a physical inventory in a company that uses a perpetual inventory system?

Question 3

If goods in transit are shipped FOB shipping point, to whom does the legal title belong during transit?

Question 4

Which inventory costing method assumes that the latest goods purchased are the first to be sold?

Question 5

Using the data for Houston Electronics from Illustration 6-5, what is the cost of the ending inventory under the FIFO method?

Question 6

Using the data for Houston Electronics from Illustration 6-5, what is the cost of goods sold under the LIFO method?

Question 7

During a period of rising prices, which inventory cost flow method results in the highest net income?

Question 8

The requirement that a company use the same accounting principles and methods from year to year is known as the:

Question 9

The lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) basis is an example of which accounting concept?

Question 10

If a company understates its ending inventory in the current period, what is the effect on net income in the following accounting period?

Question 11

What does the inventory turnover ratio measure?

Question 12

Which method of estimating inventories applies a gross profit rate to net sales to determine the estimated cost of ending inventory?

Question 13

Under the retail inventory method, the cost-to-retail ratio is applied to what figure to determine the estimated cost of ending inventory?

Question 14

The moving-average method is an application of the average-cost concept used in which type of inventory system?

Question 15

Hasbeen Company's physical inventory count was $200,000. Goods held on consignment for Falls Co. costing $15,000 were included. Purchased goods of $10,000 in transit FOB shipping point were not included. What is Hasbeen's correct inventory value?

Question 16

If a company's ending inventory is overstated by $5,000, what is the effect on the financial statements in the current year?

Question 17

Under the LIFO conformity rule, if a company uses LIFO for tax purposes, it must also use it for:

Question 18

A company has beginning inventory of $36,000, cost of goods purchased of $320,000, and ending inventory of $40,000. What is the cost of goods sold?

Question 19

The inventory records of Shumway Ag Implements show a beginning inventory of 4,000 units at $3 and purchases of 6,000 units at $4. What is the weighted-average unit cost?

Question 20

Kishwaukee Company has net sales of $200,000 and a gross profit rate of 30 percent. What is the estimated cost of goods sold?

Question 21

Which of these inventory systems determines the cost of goods sold only at the end of the accounting period?

Question 22

In applying the lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) rule, 'market' is defined as:

Question 23

If beginning inventory is understated by $10,000 and ending inventory is correctly stated, what is the effect on the current year's net income?

Question 24

Poppins Company has 26,000 units available for sale. A physical count on December 31 reveals 9,000 units on hand. Under the FIFO method, how is the cost of the 9,000 units calculated?

Question 25

Wal-Mart reported a beginning inventory of $43,803 million, an ending inventory of $44,858 million, and cost of goods sold of $358,069 million. What is its inventory turnover?

Question 26

In a perpetual inventory system, the entry to record the purchase of merchandise on account involves a debit to which account?

Question 27

What is the primary reason many U.S. companies select the LIFO method for inventory costing?

Question 28

What does the term 'consigned goods' refer to?

Question 29

Under the gross profit method, if cost of goods available for sale is $160,000 and the estimated cost of goods sold is $140,000, what is the estimated cost of ending inventory?

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a cost flow assumption used in accounting for inventory?

Question 31

In a period of falling prices, which inventory method would generally result in the highest ending inventory value on the balance sheet?

Question 32

What type of inventory system is most suitable for a business selling high unit value items like automobiles or furniture?

Question 33

The cost of goods available for sale is allocated between which two components?

Question 35

The calculation for days in inventory is:

Question 36

Using the data for Houston Electronics from Illustration 6-5, what is the cost of the 450 units in ending inventory under the average-cost method?

Question 37

The use of just-in-time (JIT) inventory methods is intended to:

Question 38

What is the key difference between the application of LIFO in a perpetual system versus a periodic system?

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a reason for taking a physical inventory?

Question 40

Caterpillar Inc. reported total inventories of $12,625 million, of which 'Work-in-process' was $2,589 million and 'Finished goods' was $6,785 million. Based on Illustration 6-1, what was the amount of 'Raw materials'?

Question 41

If an inventory error from 2016 understates ending inventory, and the error is not caught, what is the effect on total net income for the two-year period of 2016 and 2017?

Question 42

A major disadvantage of the specific identification method is that:

Question 43

The retail inventory method requires that the company's records show which of the following for its goods available for sale?

Question 44

In a perpetual system using LIFO, if a purchase is made after the last sale of the period, how are the costs of that purchase allocated?

Question 45

A company has the following inventory items: Item A with cost $100 and market $90; Item B with cost $200 and market $210. What is the total value of inventory using the lower-of-cost-or-market rule applied to individual items?

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a reason a perpetual inventory system's records might be incorrect, necessitating a physical count?

Question 47

What is the primary objective of inventory management, as suggested by the example of Caterpillar Inc.?

Question 48

If a company has an inventory turnover of 10 times, what is its approximate days in inventory?

Question 49

According to Illustration 6A-3, what is the cost of the ending inventory for Houston Electronics under the LIFO perpetual method?

Question 50

Which of the following would NOT be included in the cost of inventory?