a. Novak Inc. uses a perpetual inventory system. Its records show the following for the month of May. Date   Explanation   Units   Unit Cost   Total Cost   May   1   Inventory   27     $ 7   $ 189   May   15   Purchase   26     8   208   May   18   Sale   ( 46 )           May   24   Purchase   40     9   360           Total   47         $ 757     Calculate the cost of goods sold for May and the ending inventory at May 31 using the FIFO formula. Cost of goods sold   $  Ending Inventory   $    b. Ayayai Inc. uses a periodic inventory system. Its records show the following for the month of May, in which 79 units were sold. Date   Explanation   Units   Unit Cost   Total Cost   May 1   Inventory   31     $ 10     $ 310     May 15   Purchase   26     11     286     May 24   Purchase   42     12     504         Total   99           $ 1,100       Calculate the Cost of goods sold and the ending inventory at May 31 using the FIFO formula. Cost of goods sold   $    Ending inventory   $

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a. Novak Inc. uses a perpetual inventory system. Its records show the following for the month of May.

Date   Explanation   Units   Unit
Cost
  Total
Cost
 
May   1   Inventory   27     $ 7   $ 189  
May   15   Purchase   26     8   208  
May   18   Sale   ( 46 )          
May   24   Purchase   40     9   360  
        Total   47         $ 757  

 

Calculate the cost of goods sold for May and the ending inventory at May 31 using the FIFO formula.

Cost of goods sold  
Ending Inventory  
 
b. Ayayai Inc. uses a periodic inventory system. Its records show the following for the month of May, in which 79 units were sold.

Date   Explanation   Units   Unit Cost
  Total Cost  
May 1   Inventory   31     $ 10     $ 310    
May 15   Purchase   26     11     286    
May 24   Purchase   42     12     504    
    Total   99           $ 1,100    

 

Calculate the Cost of goods sold and the ending inventory at May 31 using the FIFO formula.

Cost of goods sold    
Ending inventory  
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