Receipts and issues of a raw material for a period were:   Date Details Units Cost per unit Cumulative Total May 1 Balance 240 $3.70 $888 May 5 Receipt 440 $3.60 $1584 May 15 Issue 240     May 31 Issue 300       Using the FIFO inventory pricing method, what is the value of closing inventory on May 31? Show solution

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Receipts and issues of a raw material for a period were:

 

Date

Details

Units

Cost per unit

Cumulative Total

May 1

Balance

240

$3.70

$888

May 5

Receipt

440

$3.60

$1584

May 15

Issue

240

   

May 31

Issue

300

   

 

Using the FIFO inventory pricing method, what is the value of closing inventory on May 31? Show solution

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