A record of transactions for the month of May is as follows:    Purchases Sales   Units Unit Cost Total   Units Unit Selling Price Total May 1 – Balance 400 $4.00 $ 1,600 May 3 300 $7.00   May 4 1,300 $4.10 5,330 May 6 1,000 $7.00   May 8 800 $4.30 3,440 May 12 900 $7.50   May 14 700 $4.40 3,080 May 18 400 $7.50   May 22 1,200 $4.50 5,400 May 30 1,400 $8.00   May 27 500 $4.75 2,375         TOTALS 4,900   $21,225   4,000       Required:  Assuming that perpetual inventory records are kept, calculate the ending inventory using FIFO Note:  All unit costs are to be four decimal places; all other amounts are to be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

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A record of transactions for the month of May is as follows: 

 

Purchases

Sales

 

Units

Unit Cost

Total

 

Units

Unit Selling Price

Total

May 1 – Balance

400

$4.00

$ 1,600

May 3

300

$7.00

 

May 4

1,300

$4.10

5,330

May 6

1,000

$7.00

 

May 8

800

$4.30

3,440

May 12

900

$7.50

 

May 14

700

$4.40

3,080

May 18

400

$7.50

 

May 22

1,200

$4.50

5,400

May 30

1,400

$8.00

 

May 27

500

$4.75

2,375

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

4,900

 

$21,225

 

4,000

 

 

 

Required:  Assuming that perpetual inventory records are kept, calculate the ending inventory using FIFO

Note:  All unit costs are to be four decimal places; all other amounts are to be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

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