Comprehensive cycle problem: Perpetual systemAt the beginning of 2011, the Jeater Company...

Comprehensive cycle problem: Perpetual system

At the beginning of 2011, the Jeater Company had the following balances in its accounts:

During 2011, the company experienced the following events.

1. Purchased inventory that cost $2,200 on account from Blue Company under terms 1/10. n/30. The merchandise was delivered FOB shipping point. Freight costs of $110 were paid in cash.

2. Returned $200 of the inventory that it had purchased because the inventory was damaged in transit. The freight company agreed to pay the return freight cost.

3. Paid the amount due on its account payable to Blue Company within the cash discount period.

4. Sold inventory that had cost $3,000 for $5,500 on account, under terms 2/10, n/45.

5. Received merchandise returned from a customer. The merchandise originally cost $400 and was sold to the customer for $710 cash. The customer was paid $710 cash for the returned merchandise.

6. Delivered goods FOB destination in Event 4. Freight costs of $60 were paid in cash.

7. Collected the amount due on the account receivable within the discount period.

8. Took a physical count indicating that $7,970 of inventory was on hand at the end of the accounting period.

Required

a.     Identify each of these events as asset source (AS), asset use (AU), asset exchange (AE), or claims exchange (CE). Also explain how each event would affect the financial statements by placing a + for increase, - for decrease, or NA for not affected under each of the compo­nents in the following statements model. Assume that the perpetual inventory method is used. When an event has more than one part, use letters to distinguish the effects of each part. The first event is recorded as an example.

b.     Record the events in general journal format.

c.      Open ledger T-accounts, and post the beginning balances and the events to the accounts.

d.     Prepare a multistep income statement, a statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, a balance sheet, and a statement of cash flows.

e.      Record and post the closing entries, and prepare an post-closing trial balance.