Chapter 14, Problem 21QS

Bleistine Company had the following transactions for the month. Calculate the gross margin for the period for each of the following cost allocation methods, using periodic inventory updating. Assume that all units were sold for $50 each. Provide your calculations. A. first-in, first-out (FIFO) B. last-in, first-out (LIFO) C. weighted average (AVG)

Calculate the cost of goods sold dollar value for A67 Company for the month, considering the following transactions under three different cost allocation methods and using perpetual inventory updating. Provide calculations for weighted average (AVG).

On December 31, Pitts Manufacturing Company reports the following assets: What is the total amount of Pitts inventory at year-end?

Financial statement data for years ending December 31 for Holland Company follow: a. Determine the inventory turnover for 20Y4 and 20Y3. b. Determine the days sales in inventory for 20Y4 and 20Y3. Use 365 days and round to one decimal place. c. Does the change in inventory turnover and the days sales in inventory from 20Y3 to 20Y4 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable trend?

Inventory Analysis Singleton Inc. reported the following information for the current year: Required: Compute Singletons (a) gross profit ratio, (b) inventory turnover ratio, and (c) average days to sell inventory. (Note: Round all answers to two decimal places.)

Akira Company had the following transactions for the month. Calculate the gross margin for the period for each of the following cost allocation methods, using periodic inventory updating. Assume that all units were sold for $25 each. Provide your calculations. A. first-in, first-out (FIFO) B. last-in, first-out (LIFO) C. weighted average (AVG)

The general merchandise retail industry has a number of segments represented by the following companies: For a recent year, the following cost of goods sold and beginning and ending inventories are provided from corporate annual reports (in millions) for these three companies: a. Determine the inventory turnover ratio for all three companies. Round all calculations to one decimal place. b. Determine the number of days sales in inventory for all three companies. Use 365 days and round all calculations to one decimal place. c. Interpret these results based on each companys merchandising concept.

Hurst Companys beginning inventory and purchases during the fiscal year ended December 31, 20-2, were as follows: There are 1,200 units of inventory on hand on December 31, 20-2. REQUIRED 1. Calculate the total amount to be assigned to the cost of goods sold for 20-2 and ending inventory on December 31 under each of the following periodic inventory methods: (a) FIFO (b) LIFO (c) Weighted-average (round calculations to two decimal places) 2. Assume that the market price per unit (cost to replace) of Hursts inventory on December 31 was 18. Calculate the total amount to be assigned to the ending inventory on December 31 under each of the following methods: (a) FIFO lower-of-cost-or-market (b) Weighted-average lower-of-cost-or-market 3. In addition to taking a physical inventory on December 31, Hurst decides to estimate the ending inventory and cost of goods sold. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 20-2, net sales of 100,000 were made at a normal gross profit rate of 35%. Use the gross profit method to estimate the cost of goods sold for the fiscal year ended December 31 and the inventory on December 31.

Habicht Company was formed in 2018 to produce a single product. The production and sales for the next 4 years were as follows: Required: 1. Determine the gross profit for each year under each of the following periodic inventory methods: a. FIFO b. LIFO c. Average cost (Round unit costs to 3 decimal places.) 2. Next Level Explain whether the companys return on assets (net income divided by average total assets) would be higher under FIFO or LIFO.