David Eltner is the CEO of Aquatic Gear Enterprises, a seven-year-old manufacturer of boats. After many long
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1. Calculate Cost of Goods Sold using the LIFO method. Does this confirm the statement you made to David about the Gross Profit earned on water ski sales in the first quarter?
2. Without doing any calculations, is it likely that any alternative inventory costing method will produce a lower Cost of Goods Sold? Explain.
3. Calculate Cost of Goods Sold using the FIFO method. Would use of this method solve David's current dilemma?
4. Is it acceptable within GAAP to report the water skis using one inventory costing method and the boats using a different method?
5. Do you see any problems with using the FIFO numbers for purposes of David's meeting with the board?
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the accounting standard adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While the SEC previously stated that it intends to move from U.S. GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the...
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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259103292
4th Canadian edition
Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Brandy Mackintosh