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ISBN: 9781307841862

Author: Wild

Publisher: MCG/CREATE

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Before discussing the topic inventory valuation let’s discuss the meaning of inventory. In accounting, inventory is also known as stock. Inventory means all the finished goods, materials, merchandise that a business holds for the purpose of selling it in…

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Chapter 5, Problem 8PSB

Problem 5-8B^A Periodic: Income comparisons and cost flows A1 P3

Shepard Company sold 4,000 units of its product at $100 per unit in year 2017 and incurred operating expenses of $15 per units in selling the units. Inventory and made successive purchases of its products as follows.

Jan, 1	Beginning inventory …….	840 units	@ $ 58 per unit
Apr, 2	Purchase …………………	600 units	@ $ 59 per unit
Juno 14	Purchase ………………...	1,205 units	@ $ 61 per unit
Aug. 29	Purchase …………………	700 units	@ $ 64 per unit
Nov. 18	Purchase …………………	1,655 units	@ $ 65 per unit
	Total ……………………..	5,000 units

Required

Prepare comparative income statements similar to Exhibit 5.8 for the three inventory costing methods of FIOF, LIFO, and weighted average. (Round all amounts to cents.) Include a detailed cost of goods sold section as part of each statement. The company uses a periodic inventory system, and its income tax rate is 40%.
How would the financial results from using, the three alternative inventory costing, and methods change if the company had been experiencing decreasing prices in its purchases of inventory?
What advantages and disadvantages are offered by using (a) LIFO and (b) FIFO? Assume the continuing trend of increasing costs.

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