MH Pte Ltd is one of the distributors for Coke. The following information relates to transactions that have affected its stock of Coke during the month of December 20X1:Now, assuming the perpetual inventory system, compute the ending balance of inventory as at 31 December 20X1 and cost of goods sold during the month of December under the following methods: (i) First-In, First-Out (FIFO) Method
MH Pte Ltd is one of the
distributors for Coke. The following information relates to transactions that
have affected its stock of Coke during the month of December 20X1:Now, assuming the perpetual inventory system, compute the ending balance of
inventory as at 31 December 20X1 and cost of goods sold during the month of
December under the following methods:
(i) First-In, First-Out (FIFO) Method
![Date
Dec 1
Dec 7
Dec 15
Dec 20
Dec 25
Event
Beginning Inventory
Purchased in cash
Sold
Purchased in cash
Sold
Units
millions)
1,500
400
(1,355)
1,200
(865)
(in Unit Cost
@$0.50 each
@$0.53 each
@$0.55 each
A stock take conducted on the night of 31 December 20X1 indicated that there are 880
million cans of Coke left in the stock. Suppose the company uses a periodic inventory
system and uses FRS 2 Inventories when accounting for its inventories. The company
also uses the "allowance method" for allowance for accounts receivables impairment
under FRS 109 Financial Instruments.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff4cf23b0-e28a-4432-8c07-fcdc34594c0b%2F524e4c44-95d3-4928-abf1-10a43066204c%2Fh6wduko_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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The inventory valuation methods value the inventory on different basis like FIFO, LIFO and weighted average. Under perpetual inventory method, the inventory is valued after each transaction.In other words, the inventory records are updated on continuous basis.
The FIFO method assumes the first purchase to be sold firstly while LIFO considers the latest purchase to be sold firstly.
The weighted average method values the inventory on the basis of weighted average rate.
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