Using the LIFO inventory costing method compute ending inventory and cost of goods sold from the data below.   transaction                   units                 unit cost                       total cost beginning                     100                  $ 1.00                           $100.00 purchase 1                    150                     1.50                             225.00 purchase 2                    200                     1.75                             350.00 purchase 3                    220                      1.80                            396.00 cost of goods avail for sale                         670                                                      $ 1,071.00 ending inventory           100                                                                  cost of goods sold         570                                          _____________             in a period of rising prices, the inventory method which will provide the company with the: lowest net income _______________________ lowest income taxes ______________________ lowest and least realistic value of ending inventory _______________________ the two systems for tracking the flow of inventory are ___________and _____

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  1. Using the LIFO inventory costing method compute ending inventory and cost of goods sold from the data below.

 

transaction                   units                 unit cost                       total cost

beginning                     100                  $ 1.00                           $100.00

purchase 1                    150                     1.50                             225.00

purchase 2                    200                     1.75                             350.00

purchase 3                    220                      1.80                            396.00

cost of goods avail

for sale                         670                                                      $ 1,071.00

ending inventory           100                                                                 

cost of goods sold         570                                          _____________          

 

  1. in a period of rising prices, the inventory method which will provide the company with the:
  2. lowest net income _______________________
  3. lowest income taxes ______________________
  4. lowest and least realistic value of ending inventory _______________________
  5. the two systems for tracking the flow of inventory are ___________and ______

 

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