Sprint Shoes Inc. had a beginning inventory of 9,700 units on January 1, 20X1. The costs associated with the inventory were:          Material    $ 14.00 per unit Labor    9.00 per unit Overhead    6.10 per unit During 20X1, the firm produced 43,900 units with the following costs:           Material    $ 14.50 per unit Labor    6.80 per unit Overhead    7.30 per unit Sales for the year were 47,530 units at $39.60 each. Sprint Shoes uses LIFO accounting. a. What was the gross profit?  b. What was the value of ending inventory?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Topic Video
Question

Sprint Shoes Inc. had a beginning inventory of 9,700 units on January 1, 20X1. The costs associated with the inventory were:
 

      
Material    $ 14.00 per unit
Labor    9.00 per unit
Overhead    6.10 per unit

During 20X1, the firm produced 43,900 units with the following costs:
  

      
Material    $ 14.50 per unit
Labor    6.80 per unit
Overhead    7.30 per unit

Sales for the year were 47,530 units at $39.60 each. Sprint Shoes uses LIFO accounting.

a. What was the gross profit? 

b. What was the value of ending inventory? 

Expert Solution
Step 1

The inventory valuation is based on the flow of inventory. The LIFO method says that recently purchased units should be issued first.

trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Accounting for Merchandise Inventory
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education