1.
To prepare: Comparative income statements for the inventory costing methods of FIFO, LIFO and weighted average.
Given info,
Date | Particulars | Units acquired | Cost per unit ($) |
Jan 1 | Beginning inventory | 700 | 18 |
Feb 20 | Purchases | 1,700 | 19 |
May 16 | Purchases | 800 | 20 |
Oct 3 | Purchases | 500 | 21 |
Dec 11 | Purchases | 2,300 | 22 |
Total | 6,000 |
2.
To identify: Impact on the financial results from the use of the three alternative methods if there is a decline in the costs related to the purchases of inventory.
3.
Advantages and disadvantages in case of:
(a) LIFO
(b) FIFO
Given info,
Assumption of continuous increase in the costs is considered.
a)
LIFO
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