Harbor Company uses a periodic inventory system.  The company’s records show the beginning inventory of product no. T-12 on January 1 and the purchases of this item during the current year to be as follows: Date Purchases Units Unit cost Total cost January 1 Beginning inventory 800 11.25 9,000 February 23 Purchase 1,000 13.20 13,200 April 20 Purchase 3,200 10.50 33,600 May 4 Purchase 3,800 12.21 46,398 November 30 Purchase 1,100 10.64 11,704   Totals 9,900 units   $113,902 A physical count indicates 1,500 units in inventory at year-end.     Determine the cost of the ending inventory based on each of the following methods.   Inventory valuation Average cost method FIFO LIFO

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Harbor Company uses a periodic inventory system.  The company’s records show the beginning inventory of product no. T-12 on January 1 and the purchases of this item during the current year to be as follows:

Date

Purchases

Units

Unit cost

Total cost

January 1

Beginning inventory

800

11.25

9,000

February 23

Purchase

1,000

13.20

13,200

April 20

Purchase

3,200

10.50

33,600

May 4

Purchase

3,800

12.21

46,398

November 30

Purchase

1,100

10.64

11,704

 

Totals

9,900 units

 

$113,902

A physical count indicates 1,500 units in inventory at year-end.

    Determine the cost of the ending inventory based on each of the following methods.   Inventory valuation

  1. Average cost method
  2. FIFO
  3. LIFO
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