During April, Wiggins Company sold 900 units of Product X for $10 per unit. Its beginning inventory, purchases, and sales during the month were as follows:   April     1        Beginning Inventory    200 units @ $1             5        Purchases                   200 units @ $2             8        Sales                           300 units             10        Purchases                   200 units @ $3             15        Purchases                   200 units @ $4             18        Sales                           300 units             20        Purchases                   200 units @ $5             25        Purchases                   200 units @ $6             28        Sales                           300 units   It was further noted that the ending inventory consisted of 300 units. Compute the proper cost to be assigned to ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross margin under each of these methods using the periodic system: (a) Average cost, (b) FIFO, and (c) LIFO.       Ending             Inventory Cost of                 Goods Sold Gross                     Profit Weighted Average       Method       FIFO                       First-In First-Out Method       LIFO                          Last-In First-Out Method

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During April, Wiggins Company sold 900 units of Product X for $10 per unit. Its beginning inventory, purchases, and sales during the month were as follows:

 

April     1        Beginning Inventory    200 units @ $1

            5        Purchases                   200 units @ $2

            8        Sales                           300 units

            10        Purchases                   200 units @ $3

            15        Purchases                   200 units @ $4

            18        Sales                           300 units

            20        Purchases                   200 units @ $5

            25        Purchases                   200 units @ $6

            28        Sales                           300 units

 

It was further noted that the ending inventory consisted of 300 units. Compute the proper cost to be assigned to ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross margin under each of these methods using the periodic system:

(a) Average cost, (b) FIFO, and (c) LIFO.

 

 

 

Ending             Inventory

Cost of                 Goods Sold

Gross                     Profit

Weighted Average       Method

 

 

 

FIFO                       First-In First-Out Method

 

 

 

LIFO                          Last-In First-Out Method

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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