*I just need assistance with the weighted average cost please :) Periodic Inventory Using FIFO, LIFO, and Weighted Average Cost Methods The units of an item available for sale during the year were as follows: Jan. 1 Inventory 4 units at $44 $176 Aug. 13 Purchase 14 units at $47 658 Nov. 30 Purchase 18 units at $49 882 Available for sale 36 units $1,716 There are 22 units of the item in the physical inventory at December 31. The periodic inventory system is used. Determine the inventory cost using the (a) first-in, first-out (FIFO) method; (b) last-in, first-out (LIFO) method; and (c) weighted average cost method (round per-unit cost to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest whole dollar). a. First-in, first-out (FIFO) $1070 b. Last-in, first-out (LIFO) $1030 c. Weighted average cost

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Periodic Inventory Using FIFO, LIFO, and Weighted Average Cost Methods

The units of an item available for sale during the year were as follows:

Jan. 1 Inventory 4 units at $44 $176
Aug. 13 Purchase 14 units at $47 658
Nov. 30 Purchase 18 units at $49 882
Available for sale 36 units $1,716

There are 22 units of the item in the physical inventory at December 31. The periodic inventory system is used. Determine the inventory cost using the (a) first-in, first-out (FIFO) method; (b) last-in, first-out (LIFO) method; and (c) weighted average cost method (round per-unit cost to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest whole dollar).

a. First-in, first-out (FIFO) $1070
b. Last-in, first-out (LIFO) $1030
c. Weighted average cost  
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