Chapter 5 Flashcards
A company received $110 from a customer. Out of $110, $10 is sales tax and $100 is a sales price for the product sold to the customer. In this case, how much revenues should a company recognize?
$100
Journal entry for sales tax case
(Dr) Cash goes up 110 (Cr) Sales tax payabe goes up 10 and revenues goes up 100
What are the two formats for thr Income Statement?
(1) Single-step income statement
(2) Multiple-step income statement
Top line item in multiple step income statement?
main line of revenue for the company
Equation for net sales?
gross sales - sales return and allowances - sales discount
Equation for gross profit?
Net sales - Cost of goods sold
What kind of account is sales returns, allowances and sales discounts?
A contra-revenue account (so we minus it)
Equation for operating income?
gross profit - operating expense
Equation for net income?
Operating incomes + other revenue / gain - other expenses / loss
Exampels of other revenues and other expenses?
Other revenue: winning a lottery
other expenses: (1) after lending CEO some money, CEO ran away with the money and disappeared, (2) Aliens attacked the warehouse and destroyed the company’s inventories
Gross profit margin ratio?
Gross profit/net sales
Net profit margin ratio?
Net income/net sales
Conditions to recognize revenue?
(1) Company has completed the earnings process - revenue has been earned (risk and reward of ownership transfderred)
(2) the amount earned can be measured
(3) Revenue will be collected from the buyer (collectibility)
(4) All future costs necessary to earn the revenue can be reliably estimated (e.g., warranty expenses)
If cash collection is in serious doubt can you recognize revenues at the point of delivery?
No
Inventory
(1) Items held for sale in the ordinary course of business or goods that will be used in the production of goods to be sold
(2) Inventory costs includes all costs reasonably necessary to prepare goods for sale (e.g., Freight-in, insurance premium, warehousing or storage costs, handling costs etc.)
What is FOB shipping point?
Buyer paying for the shipping. Tittle passes when the goods leave the warehouse of the seller. Freight costs by a buyer
What is FOB destination point?
Seller pays for shipping. Title passes when the goods are received at the buyer’s location. Freight costs by a seller.
For goods in transit, who assumes risk and reward of ownership under FOB shipping?
Buyers
For goods in transit,who assumes risk and reward of ownership under FOB destination?
Sellers
Matching principle
Expenses have to be matched with revenues during the same time period.
Why does freights cost become part of inventory on B/S under FOB shipping? What is the acocunting principle used here?
Because of mathcing principle
Costs of goods available for sale
Beggining inventory + purchase = cost of goods available for sales (NOT an account) = cost of goods sold + ending inventory
Cost of goods sold
Beginning inventory + purchase - End Inventory
What is a perpetual system?
COGS and (the reduction in inventory) is determined each time a sale occurs. When purchasing merchandise, inventory (permanent B/S account) is affected
What is the periodic system?
COGS is determined only at the end of the accounting period. When purchasing merchandise, temporary accounts (e.g., purchases) are affected and then calculate the cost of goods purchased at the end of the year
When does ownership of goods pass from seller to buyer in FOB shipping?
As soon as the goods are shipped (Buyer owns goods as soon as shipped and pays freight costs)
When does ownership of the goods pass from seller to buyer in FOB destination?
Until the goods are received by the buyer (Seller pays freight costs and owns goods until received by buyer)