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.
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:
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Units |
Unit Cost |
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Inventory, December 31, prior year |
1,960 |
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$ |
6 |
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For the current year: |
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Purchase, March 21 |
6,030 |
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5 |
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Purchase, August 1 |
4,150 |
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3 |
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Inventory, December 31, current year |
2,950 |
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|
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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 $
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