Chapter 5, Problem 1PSA

To determine

Inventory:

Inventory refers to the stock or goods which will be sold in the near future and thus is an asset for the company. It comprises of the raw materials which are yet to be processed, the stock which is still going through the process of production and it also includes completed products that are ready for sale. Thus inventory is the biggest and the important source of income and profit for the business.

Perpetual Inventory System:

In perpetual inventory system there is a continuous recording of transactions as and when they take place that is purchase and sale transactions are recorded whenever they occur.

Cost of Goods Available for Sale:

It basically includes the cost of inventory which is ready for sale within an accounting period. It mainly includes the cost of beginning inventory as well as the stock purchased in that year and the production within that period (if any).

Cost of Goods Sold:

Cost of goods sold is the total expenses or the cost incurred by the business during the process of manufacturing of goods and is directly related to the production. It generally includes the cost of raw material, labor and other manufacturing support costs.

Gross Profit:

The profit made after subtracting or debiting the costs related to the goods sold from the total revenue earned or made through sales in a fiscal year is the gross profit.

First in First out: In case of first in, first out method, also known as FIFO method, the inventory which was bought first will also be the first one to be taken out.

Last in First out:

In case of last in, first out, also known as LIFO method, the inventory which was bought in the last will be taken out first.

Weighted Average Cost Method:

In this method the weighted average cost is evaluated after any purchases have been made and transactions are recorded as when purchase or sales take place.

Specific Identification Method:

Under this method, there is a continuous tracking of the inventory and the inventory cost at the time of purchase on the basis of unique identity which thus helps in the valuation of the ending inventory as well as the cost of goods sold. This method is used generally when the company is involved in limited expensive goods which are easily identifiable.

To compute: 1. Cost of goods available for sale and number of units available for sale.
2. Number of units in ending inventory.
3. Cost of ending inventory under the following methods:
(a) FIFO
(b)LIFO
(c) Weighted average
(d) Specific identification
4. Gross profit for each of the four methods in part

Explanation of Solution

Given info,

Date	Particulars	Units acquired	Cost per unit ($)	Units sold	Retail price per unit ($)
Mar 1	Beginning inventory	100	50
Mar 5	Purchase	400	55
Mar 9	Sales			420	85
Mar 18	Purchase	120	60
Mar 25	Purchase	200	62
Mar 29	Sales			160	95
	Total	820		580
Table (1)

The ending inventory has,
20 units are from March 1,
60 units are from March 5,
80 units are from March 18 and
80 units are from March 25

1.

Cost of goods available for sale

Formula to calculate Cost of goods available for sale is,

Cost and units of goods available for sale:

Particulars	Number of units	Cost per unit ($)	Amount ($)
Beginning Inventory	100	50	5,000
Purchases:
March 5	400	55	22,000
March 18	120	60	7,200
March 25	200	62	12,400
Total Purchases	720		41,600
Available for sale	820		46,600
Table (2)

Table (1)

The cost of goods available for sale is $46,600 and the number of units available for sale is 820 units.

2.

Number of units in ending inventory

Particulars	Number of units
Number of units available for sale (given)	820
Less: units sold (given)	580
Number of units in ending inventory	240
Table (3)

Table (2)

The number of units in ending inventory is 240 units.

3.

(a)

First in, First out method (FIFO)

Ending inventory

Cost of goods sold

Formula to calculate cost of goods sold is,

Substitute $46,600 for cost of goods available for sale (calculated in part (1)) and $14,800 for cost of ending inventory (as calculated above in the table) in the above formula.

Under FIFO method, the amount of ending inventory is $14,800 and cost of goods sold is $31,800.

(b)

Last in, first out method (LIFO)

Ending inventory

Cost of Goods Sold

Formula to calculate cost of goods sold is,

Substitute $46,600 for cost of goods available for sale (calculated in part (1)) and $13,680 for cost of ending inventory (as calculated above in the table) in the above formula.

Under LIFO method, the amount of ending inventory is $13,680 and cost of goods sold is $32,920.

(c)

Weighted Average Method

Ending inventory

Working Notes:

Calculation of weighted average cost per unit:

Cost of goods sold

Formula to calculate cost of goods sold is,

Substitute $46,600 for cost of goods available for sale (calculated in part (1)) and $14,352 for cost of ending inventory (as calculated above in the table) in the above formula.

Under weighted average method, the amount of ending inventory is $14,352 and cost of goods sold is $32,248.

(d)

Specific Identification Method

Cost of Ending Inventory

Date of Purchase	Number of units (A)	Cost per unit ($) (B)	Amount ($)
March 1	20	50	1,000
March 5	60	55	3,300
March 18	80	60	4,800
March 25	80	62	4,960
Cost of Ending Inventory	14,060
Table (6)

Cost of goods sold

Formula to calculate cost of goods sold is,

Substitute $46,600 for cost of goods available for sale (calculated in part (1)) and $14,060 for cost of ending inventory (calculated above in the table) in the above formula.

Under specific identification method, the amount of ending inventory is $14,060 and cost of goods sold is $32,540.

4.

Sales are $50,900 (working notes).
Cost of goods sold in case of FIFO is $31,800. (Calculated in part (3(a))
Cost of goods sold in case LIFO is $32,920. (Calculated in part (3(b))
Cost of goods sold in case of weighted average is $32,248 and (Calculated in part (3(c))
Cost of goods sold in case of specific identification is 32,540. (Calculated in part (3(d))

Gross Profit

Formula to calculate gross profit is,

Particulars	FIFO	LIFO	Weighted average	Specific identification
Sales	$50,900	$50,900	$50,900	$50,900
Less: Cost of goods sold	$31,800	$32,920	$32,248	$32,540
Gross profit	$19,100	17,980	$18,652	$18,360
Table (7)

Working notes:

Calculation of sales

The gross profit in case of FIFO it is $19,100, of LIFO it is $17,980, of weighted average it is $18,652 and of specific identification it is $18,360.