Company A conducts the following transaction for the financial year ending Dec. 2011 for a particular item numbered item X 1. Jan. 1 bought 109 items at $34 each Feb. 10 bought 410 items at $40 each March 4 sold 215 items for $60 each April 16 bought 211 items at $50 each May 18 sold 320 items for $70 each October 1 bought 401 items at $65 each Nov. 29 sold 324 items for $95 each Requirement: Using the perpetual system solve for the followings: a.      Find the closing stock using  LIFO  Find the profit/loss using the LIFO inventory method

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Company A conducts the following transaction for the financial year ending Dec. 2011 for a particular item numbered item X 1.

Jan. 1 bought 109 items at $34 each

Feb. 10 bought 410 items at $40 each

March 4 sold 215 items for $60 each

April 16 bought 211 items at $50 each

May 18 sold 320 items for $70 each

October 1 bought 401 items at $65 each

Nov. 29 sold 324 items for $95 each

Requirement:

Using the perpetual system solve for the followings:

a.      Find the closing stock using  LIFO 

Find the profit/loss using the LIFO inventory method

 

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