Inventory Costing Methods and the Perpetual Method Kay & Company experienced the following events in March: Date Event Units   Unit Cost Total Cost Mar. 1 Purchased inventory 100 @ $16 $1,600 Mar. 3 Sold inventory 60       Mar. 15 Purchased inventory 100 @ 18 $1,800 Mar. 20 Sold inventory 40       Assume the perpetual inventory system is used. Use the weighted-average inventory costing method to calculate the company’s cost of goods sold and ending inventory as of March 31.    Round weighted-average cost per unit to two decimal places.  U

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Inventory Costing Methods and the Perpetual Method
Kay & Company experienced the following events in March:

Date Event Units   Unit Cost Total Cost
Mar. 1 Purchased inventory 100 @ $16 $1,600
Mar. 3 Sold inventory 60      
Mar. 15 Purchased inventory 100 @ 18 $1,800
Mar. 20 Sold inventory 40      

Assume the perpetual inventory system is used. Use the weighted-average inventory costing method to calculate the company’s cost of goods sold and ending inventory as of March 31. 
 

Round weighted-average cost per unit to two decimal places.  Use rounded answer for subsequent calculations. Round all other answers to the nearest dollar.

March 3
Cost of goods sold Answer
 
March 20
Weighted-average cost per unit Answer
 
Cost of goods sold Answer
 
March 31
Total cost of goods sold Answer
 
Ending inventory Answer
 
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