State-Of-The-Art Inc

question 106

Essay

State-of-the-Art Inc. uses a perpetual inventory system. A fire damaged certain merchandise that had a sale price of $10,000 and cost $4,000. The insurance company agreed to pay $1,000 for the damage and let the company keep the merchandise. The company estimated that the goods can be sold for $3,800 and that $600 will be spent to clean and sell the damage goods. Give the entry to record the fire damage, including the receivable from the insurance company.

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Definitions:

Bonds

Fixed-income investments representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, with terms defining the interest rate and maturity date.

Operating Expenses

Costs associated with the day-to-day operations of a business, excluding cost of goods sold (COGS).

Tax Liability

The total amount of tax that an individual or corporation is legally obligated to pay to an authority as the result of the occurrence of a taxable event.

Dividends Paid

Cash or other forms of payouts made by a company to its shareholders from its earnings.