A Merchandiser Uses a Perpetual Inventory System

question 26

Multiple Choice

A merchandiser uses a perpetual inventory system.The beginning Owner,Capital balance of the merchandiser was $130,000.During the year,Sales Revenue amounted to $80,000,Sales Returns and Allowances were $2,000,Sales Discounts were $4,000,Cost of Goods Sold was $40,000,and all other expenses totaled $12,000.The company paid $27,000 in withdrawals to the owner.The closing balance of Owner,Capital would be ________.

• A)$129,000
• B)$125,000
• C)$118,000
• D)$130,000

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Definitions:

Probability Function

A mathematical function that delivers the likelihoods of various potential outcomes for an experiment.

Expected Value

The long-term average or mean of random variables, taking into account all possible outcomes weighted by their probabilities.

Binomial Experiment

A statistical experiment that has exactly two possible outcomes for each trial and a fixed number of trials, where the probability of success is constant.

Variance

A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points around the mean, indicating how much the data values differ from the average value.