Western Auto records show the following changes in inventory item 30 that took place in May 2020:        1   Balance 1,400 units @ $36   14   Purchased 800 units @ $54   24   Purchased 700 units @ $45   8   Sold 400 units @ $75   10   Sold 1,000 units @ $60   29   Sold 500 units @ $66   Instructions (Perpetual inventories are maintained) What is the cost of the ending inventory for item 30 under the following methods?     (Show calculations.) (a)   FIFO.                               (b)   LIFO.

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Western Auto records show the following changes in inventory item 30 that took place in May 2020:

 

 

   1

 

Balance

1,400 units @ $36

 

14

 

Purchased

800 units @ $54

 

24

 

Purchased

700 units @ $45

 

8

 

Sold

400 units @ $75

 

10

 

Sold

1,000 units @ $60

 

29

 

Sold

500 units @ $66

 

Instructions (Perpetual inventories are maintained)

What is the cost of the ending inventory for item 30 under the following methods?     (Show calculations.)

(a)   FIFO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)   LIFO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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