Hamilton Company uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 1:     Units Unit Cost Inventory, December 31, prior year 1,960   $ 6   For the current year:           Purchase, March 21 6,030     5   Purchase, August 1 4,150     3   Inventory, December 31, current year 2,950           Required: Compute ending inventory and cost of goods sold under FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory costing methods. (Round "Average cost per unit" to 4 decimal places and final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.) I'm unsure why my calculation is wrong, please provide explanation of your calcuation.

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Hamilton Company uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 1:

 

 

Units

Unit Cost

Inventory, December 31, prior year

1,960

 

$

6

 

For the current year:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase, March 21

6,030

 

 

5

 

Purchase, August 1

4,150

 

 

3

 

Inventory, December 31, current year

2,950

 

 

 

 

 

Required:

Compute ending inventory and cost of goods sold under FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory costing methods. (Round "Average cost per unit" to 4 decimal places and final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

I'm unsure why my calculation is wrong, please provide explanation of your calcuation.

 

X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Average
Cost
FIFO
LIFO
Ending inventory
$
16,050 X $
5,820 X $
13,216 X
Cost of goods sold
$
38,310 X $
48,450 X $
41,144 X
Transcribed Image Text:X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Average Cost FIFO LIFO Ending inventory $ 16,050 X $ 5,820 X $ 13,216 X Cost of goods sold $ 38,310 X $ 48,450 X $ 41,144 X
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