AFM101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Financial Statement, Over–Under, Internal Control

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(b) PERIODIC
EI and COS are determined at the end of the accounting period based on physical count.
Companies do not maintain ongoing record of inventory during the year.
[# of units of each type of merchandise on hand] * [unit cost] = total cost of EI.
COS is calculated by using the equation.
o Cannot be determined reliably until the inventory count is completed.
Inventory purchases debited to a temporary account called PURCHASES.
Until there is not inventory count, companies using a period system estimate the value of
inventory on hand.
Periodic vs. Perpetual
PERIODIC PERPETUAL
Low cost. Timely information about inventory quantities
and costs.
Lack of timely inventory information.
Managers do not receive information
quick about low stock or overstocked
situations.
Most companies could not survive
without this information.
Timeliness of accounting information
enhances its relevance for decision-making
purposes.
For this reasons, Perpetual method is
favourable over Period method for
inventory management decisions.
Cost and quality pressures from increasing
competition.
Internal control procedures have gained more
importance CEOs and CFOs of all
companies must certify the quality of internal
control systems.
Works better for the smallest companies.
(3) METHODS FOR ESTIMATING INVENTORY – GROSS PROFIT METHOD
For Periodic Inventory System.
Used when preparing monthly or quarterly financial statements for internal use often
estimate the COS and cost of EI by using the gross profit method.
Uses the historical gross profit % (chapter 7) to estimate COS.
COST OF SALES = [$ worth of model/product sold in accounting period] * [100 % MINS
historical gross profit % on an item] .
(4) ERRORS IN MEASURING INVENTORY
Error in the measurement of EI affects the COS on the current period’s Statement of
Earnings (COS, gross profit and net earnings) and EI on the Statement of Financial Position
(assets).
Also affects the COS in the following period by the same amount BUT in the opposite
direction.
o Two-period effect the EI for one accounting period is the BI for the next.
PERIOD 1
PERIOD 2
Inventory Error
COGS
Gross Profit &
Net Income
COGS
Gross Profit &
Net Income
Period 1
EI overstated
OVER
OVER
Period 2
EI understated
OVER
UNDER
OVER
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Ei and cos are determined at the end of the accounting period based on physical count. Companies do not maintain ongoing record of inventory during the year. Cos is calculated by using the equation. [# of units of each type of merchandise on hand] * [unit cost] = total cost of ei: cannot be determined reliably until the inventory count is completed. Inventory purchases debited to a temporary account called purchases. Until there is not inventory count, companies using a period system estimate the value of inventory on hand. Managers do not receive information quick about low stock or overstocked situations. Most companies could not survive without this information. Timely information about inventory quantities and costs. information. Timeliness enhances its relevance for decision-making purposes. accounting of. For this reasons, perpetual method is favourable over period method for inventory management decisions.

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