The units of an item available for sale during the year were as follows: Jan. 1 Inventory 50 units @ $114 Mar. 10 Purchase 60 units @ $124 Aug. 30 Purchase 20 units @ $130 Dec. 12 Purchase 70 units @ $136 There are 80 units of the item in the physical inventory at December 31. The periodic inventory system is used. Determine the inventory cost and the cost of merchandise sold by three methods. Round interim calculations to one decimal and final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Cost of Merchandise Inventory and Cost of Merchandise Sold Inventory Method Merchandise Inventory Merchandise Sold First-in, first-out (FIFO) $ $ Last-in, first-out (LIFO) Weighted average cost

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Answer:

Determine the inventory cost and the cost of merchandise sold by three methods.

FIFO Cost of Merchandise Inventory $10820  Cost of Merchandise Sold $14440

LIFO Cost of Merchandise Inventory $9420 Cost of Merchandise Sold  $15840

WAC Cost of Merchandise Inventory $10104 Cost of Merchandise Sold  $15156

Explanation:

Jan-1 50 114    

¨Mar-10 60 124    

Aug-30 20 130    

Dec-12 70 136    

Purchases 200      

Final Inventory 80      

Sell units 120      

     

FIFO Purch.Unit cost  Sell U. Cost F. inv. Final Inv.cost

Jan-1 50    114          50 5700 0    0

¨Mar-10 60    124          60 7440 0    0

Aug-30 20    130           10 1300 10    1300

Dec-12 70    136                   70    9520

                          120 14440 80     10820

     

LIFO Purch Unit cost Sell U. Cost Final inv. Final Inv.cost

Jan-1 50    114         0    0           50            5700

¨Mar-10 60    124         30    3720   30            3720

Aug-30 20    130         20    2600    0 0

Dec-12 70    136          70     9520    0 0

                         120    15840    80 9420

     

Weigth Average cost Unit Unit/cost Cost  Cost Inv.cost

Jan-1                           50 114 5700    

¨Mar-10                           60 124 7440    

                                  110 119,4 13140    

Aug-30                           20 130 2600    

                                 130 121,0 15740    

Dec-12                            70 136  9520    

                                 200 126,3 25260 120        15156 10104

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