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. The Allen Company is a wholesale distributor of automotive replacement parts. Initial amounts taken from Allen\'s accounting records are as follows:

Inventory at December 31, Year 5 (based on

physical count of goods in Allen\'s warehouse on December 21, Year 5) $1,250,000

Sales in Year 5 $9,000,000

Accounts payable at December 31, Year 5:

Vendor Terms Amount Baker Company 2/10, Net 30 $265,000

Charlie Company Net 30 210,000

Dolly Company Net 30 300,000

Eager Company Net 30 225,000

Full Company Net 30 --

Greg Company Net 30 --

$1,000,000

Complete Allen\'s inventory cutoff using the information above. Enter the amounts of any adjustments needed for the effects of the following transactions on Allen\'s inventory, accounts payable, and sales in the designated cells below. Enter all amounts as positive values. If no entry is necessary, enter a zero (0) or leave the cell blank

. Transactions Inventory Accounts Payable Sales Initial Amount $1,250,000 $1,000,000 $9,000,000

1-3. Retailers were holding $210,000 at cost ($250,000 at retail) of goods on consignment from Allen, the consignor, at their stores on December 31, Year 5.

4-6. Goods were in transit from Greg to Allen on December 31, Year 5. The cost of the goods was $25,000, and they were shipped FOB shipping point on December 29, Year 5.

7-9. A quarterly freight bill in the amount of $2,000 specifically relating to merchandise purchases in December Year 5, all of which was still in the inventory at December 31, Year 5, was received on January 3, Year 6. The freight bill was not included in either the inventory or in the accounts payable at December 31, Year 5.

Solution

The physical inventory counting process is highly dependent on a stationary inventory. This means that there can be no movement of inventory into or out of the warehouse area during the counting process, nor can there be a movement of any related paperwork. If this basic rule is not followed, you will have great difficulty in determining the true value of the ending inventory, because the quantities were in flux during the count. This section contains sample procedures that are applicable in most situations for ensuring a proper period-end cutoff of all inventory-related transfers. The procedures cover receiving, central stores, and the finished goods storage area. They are:

Receiving and receiving inspection

Central stores

Finished goods area

The preceding procedures are intended for those companies using traditional paper-based transactions that are centrally recorded into the inventory database. If a more advanced system is in place where the materials management staff enters transactions directly into the inventory database either through local terminals in smaller batches or individually with radio frequency scanners, you can enter transactions until just a few moments before the beginning of the physical inventory count. Thus, advanced data entry systems allow a company to minimize the time period during which inventory cannot be moved during a physical inventory count.