Inventory Costing Methods Crandall Distributors uses a perpetual inventory system and has the following data available for inventory, purchases, and sales for a recent year: Activity Units Purchase Price (per unit) Sale Price (per unit) Beginning inventory 110 $7.10       Purchase 1, Jan. 18 575 7.20       Sale 1 380     $12.00   Sale 2 225     12.00   Purchase 2, Mar. 10 680 7.50       Sale 3 270     12.00   Sale 4 290     12.50   Purchase 3, Sept. 30 230 7.70       Sale 5 240     12.50     Required: 1.  Compute the cost of ending inventory and the cost of goods sold using the specific identification method. Assume the ending inventory is made up of 40 units from beginning inventory, 30 units from Purchase 1, 80 units from Purchase 2, and 40 units from Purchase 3.

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Inventory Costing Methods

Crandall Distributors uses a perpetual inventory system and has the following data available for inventory, purchases, and sales for a recent year:

Activity Units Purchase Price
(per unit)
Sale Price
(per unit)
Beginning inventory 110 $7.10      
Purchase 1, Jan. 18 575 7.20      
Sale 1 380     $12.00  
Sale 2 225     12.00  
Purchase 2, Mar. 10 680 7.50      
Sale 3 270     12.00  
Sale 4 290     12.50  
Purchase 3, Sept. 30 230 7.70      
Sale 5 240     12.50  

 

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1.  Compute the cost of ending inventory and the cost of goods sold using the specific identification method. Assume the ending inventory is made up of 40 units from beginning inventory, 30 units from Purchase 1, 80 units from Purchase 2, and 40 units from Purchase 3.

 

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Under specific identification method, inventories that are specifically identified will be sold out and then after cost of goods sold and value of ending inventory is calculated.

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