Decision Case 1 Assume you are opening a Bed Bath & Beyond store

Decision
Case 1 Assume you are opening a Bed Bath & Beyond store. To finance
the business, you need a $500,000 loan, and your banker requires a set
of forecasted financial statements. Assume you are preparing the
statements and must make some decisions about how to do the accounting
for the business. Answer the following questions (refer back to Chapter
5 if necessary):

1. Which type of inventory system will you use? Give your reason. (p. 255)
2. Show how to compute net purchases and net sales. How will you treat the cost of transportation-in? (pp. 260–263)
3. How often do you plan to do a physical count of inventory on hand? What will the physical count accomplish? (pp. 266–267)
4. Inventory costs are rising. Which inventory costing method will you use in order to:
a. Maximize net income? (pp. 320–321)
b. Pay the least amount of income tax? (pp. 320–321)