a. Joel Company reported annual net income as follows:

2007…. USD 27,200

2008…. USD 28,400

2009…. USD 24,000

Analysis of the inventories shows that certain clerical errors were made with the following results:

 

Incorrect inventory amount

Correct inventory amount

2007 December 31

$4,800

$5,680

2008 December 31

5,600

4,680

What is the corrected net income for 2007, 2008, and 2009?

b. The records of Little Corporation show the following account balances on the day a fire destroyed the company”s inventory:

Merchandise inventory, January 1 USD 40,000

Net cost of purchases (to date) USD 200,000

Sales (to date) USD 300,000

Average rate of gross margin for the past five years 30 per cent of net sales.

Compute an estimated value of the ending inventory using the gross margin method.

c. The records of Draper Company show the following account balances at year-end:

 

Cost

Retail

Merchandise inventory, January 1

.$17,600

$25,000

Purchases

68,000

100,000

Transportation-in

1,900

 

Sales

 

101,000

Compute the estimated ending inventory at cost using the retail inventory method.