Reference no: EM13905274

Official Brands general ledger and supplementary records at the end of its current period reveal the following.
Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000
Sales returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
Sales discounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,000
Cost of transportation- in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,000
Operating expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Merchandise inventory (beginning of period) . . . . . . $ 98,000
Invoice cost of merchandise purchases . . . . . . . . . . . 360,000
Purchase discounts received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000
Purchase returns and allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,000
Merchandise inventory (end of period) . . . . . . . . . . . 84,000

Required: 

1. Each member of the team is to assume responsibility for computing one of the following items. You are not to duplicate your teammates work. Get any necessary amounts to compute your item from the appropriate teammate. Each member is to explain his or her computation to the team in preparation for reporting to the class. 

a. Net sales 

b. Total cost of merchandise purchases 

c. Cost of goods sold 

d. Gross profit

e. Net income 

2. Check your net income with the instructor. If correct, proceed to step 3. 

3. Assume that a physical inventory count finds that actual ending inventory is $ 76,000. Discuss how this affects previously computed amounts in step 1.