Hans Inc. is a merchandising company that resells equestrian saddles.  The company’s inventory data is as follows: Cost of Goods Available for Sale Jan. 1 Beginning Balance 3 units @ $200 = $600 Jan. 5 Purchase 2 units @ $400 = $800 Jan. 20 Purchase 3 units @ $500 = $1,500 Retail Sales of Goods Jan. 15 Sales 2 units @ $800 = $1,600 Jan. 31 Sales 1 units @ $1,000 = $1,000 For the January 15th sale, the company sold 1 unit that originally cost $200 and 1 unit that cost $400.  For the January 31st sale, the 1 unit sold originally had a cost of $500. Using the FIFO method, the cost of goods sold for January would be:   Answer formatting -when typing in your answer please include a dollar sign, a comma if necessary,  use whole numbers, omit any periods, and make sure your response has no spaces.  For example, $1,200

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Hans Inc. is a merchandising company that resells equestrian saddles.  The company’s inventory data is as follows:

Cost of Goods Available for Sale

Jan. 1

Beginning Balance

3 units @ $200 = $600

Jan. 5

Purchase

2 units @ $400 = $800

Jan. 20

Purchase

3 units @ $500 = $1,500

Retail Sales of Goods

Jan. 15

Sales

2 units @ $800 = $1,600

Jan. 31

Sales

1 units @ $1,000 = $1,000

For the January 15th sale, the company sold 1 unit that originally cost $200 and 1 unit that cost $400.  For the January 31st sale, the 1 unit sold originally had a cost of $500.

Using the FIFO method, the cost of goods sold for January would be:

 

Answer formatting -when typing in your answer please include a dollar sign, a comma if necessary,  use whole numbers, omit any periods, and make sure your response has no spaces.  For example, $1,200

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