Because Meiling has had such a successful first few months s

Because Mei-ling has had such a successful first few months, she is considering other opportunities to develop her business. One opportunity is the sale of fine European mixers. The owner of Kzinski Supply Co. has approached Mei-ling to become the exclusive distributor of these fine mixers in her state. The current cost of a mixer is approximately NT$575, and Mei-ling would sell each one for NT$1,150. Mei-ling comes to you for advice on how to account for these mixers. Mei-ling asks you the following questions. 1. “Would you consider these mixers to be inventory or should they be classified as supplies or equipment?” 2. “I’ve learned a little about keeping track of inventory using both the perpetual and the periodic systems of accounting for inventory. Which system do you think is better? Which one would you recommend for the type of inventory that I want to sell?” 3. “How often do I need to count inventory if I maintain it using the perpetual system? Do I need to count inventory at all?” In the end, Mei-ling decides to use the perpetual inventory system. The following transactions happen during the month of January. Jan. 4 Bought five deluxe mixers on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for NT$2,875, FOB shipping point, terms n/30. 6 Paid NT$100 freight on the January 4 purchase. 7 Returned one of the mixers to Kzinski because it was damaged during shipping. Kzinski issues Matcha Creations credit for the cost of mixer plus NT$20 for the cost of freight that was paid on January 6 for one mixer. 8 Collected NT$375 of the accounts receivable from December 2017. 12 Three deluxe mixers are sold on account for NT$3,450, FOB destination, terms n/30. (Cost of goods sold is NT$595 per mixer.) 14 Paid the NT$75 of delivery charges for the three mixers that were sold on January 12. 14 Bought four deluxe mixers on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for NT$2,300, FOB shipping point, terms n/30. Jan. 17 Mei-ling is concerned that there is not enough cash available to pay for all of the mixers purchased. She invests an additional NT$1,000 cash in Matcha Creations in exchange for ordinary shares. 18 Paid NT$80 freight on the January 14 purchase. 20 Sold two deluxe mixers for NT$2,300 cash. (Cost of goods sold is NT$595 per mixer.) 28 Mei-ling issued a check to her assistant for all the help the assistant has given her during the month. Her assistant worked 20 hours in January and is also paid the NT$56 owed at December 31, 2017. (Mei-ling’s assistant earns NT$8 an hour.) 28 Collected the amounts due from customers for the January 12 transaction. 30 Paid a NT$145 utility bill (NT$75 for the December 2017 accounts payable and NT$70 for the month of January). 31 Paid Kzinski all amounts due. 31 Cash dividends of NT$750 are paid. As of January 31, the following adjusting entry data is available. 1. A count of baking supplies reveals that none were used in January. 2. Another month’s worth of depreciation needs to be recorded on the NT$1,200 of baking equipment bought in November. (Recall that the baking equipment has a useful life of 5 years or 60 months and no salvage value.) 3. An additional month’s worth of interest on her grandmother’s NT$2,000 loan needs to be accrued. (The interest rate is 6%.) 4. During the month, NT$110 of insurance has expired. 5. An analysis of the unearned service revenue account reveals that Mei-ling has not had time to teach any of these lessons this month because she has been so busy selling mixers. As a result, there is no change to the unearned service revenue account. Mei-ling hopes to complete the remaining lessons in February. 6. An inventory count of mixers at the end of January reveals that Mei-ling has three mixers remaining. MC5 (Continued) The post-closing trial balance from December 31, 2017 is shown below. MATCHA CREATIONS Post-Closing Trial Balance December 31, 2017 Account Debit Credit Cash........................................................................ NT$1,180 Accounts Receivable............................................. 875 Supplies.................................................................. 350 Prepaid Insurance ................................................................................ 1,210 Equipment ................................................................................ 1,200 Accumulated Depreciation- Equipment.............................................................. NT$ 40 Accounts Payable................................................................... 75 Salaries Payable................................................................... 56 Unearned Service Revenue.................................................................. 300 Interest Payable................................................................... 15 Note Payable................................................................... 2,000 Share Capital—Ordinary.................................................................. 800 Retained Earnings................................................................. 1,529 NT$4,815 NT$4,815 Instructions Using the information from previous chapters and the new information above, do the following. (a) Answer Mei-ling’s questions. (b) Prepare and post the January 2018 transactions. (c) Prepare a trial balance. (d) Prepare and post the adjusting journal entries required. (e) Prepare an adjusted trial balance. (f) Prepare a multiple-step income statement for the month ended January 31, 2018.

Solution

Answer A 1:

As the mixers are kept for further sale to customers , it should be considered as an Inventory.

A 2:

Periodic system is mainly advised in the cases having occassional physical counts of inventory and cost of good sold. It doesn\'t track inventory on per sale basis.

Whereas perpetual system keeps a continuous track of Inventory after every transaction. This involves keeping more records as every inventory item is kept on a seperate ledger.

As Mei ling is only the sourcer of the inventory, he need to keep a track of the inventory on daily basis. So he should follow perpetual Inventory system.

A3:

a)Mei ling should count the inventory every day as he deals in retail selling of the product.

b) Yes, he needs to count the inventory at every day end.

As per Chegg Answering policy I\'ve answered first 4 questions including any subparts.