FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: TOOL
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: TOOL
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Author: Kimmel
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Periodic Inventory System: It is a system in which the inventory is updated in the accounting records on a periodic basis such as at the end of each month, quarter or year. In other words, it is an accounting method which is used to determine the amount of inventory at the end of each accounting period.

In First-in-First-Out method, the cost of initial purchased items are sold first. The value of the ending inventory consists the recent purchased items.

In Last-in-First-Out method, the cost of last purchased items are sold first. The value of the closing stock consists the initial purchased items.

In Average Cost Method the cost of inventory is priced at the average rate of the goods available for sale. Following is the mathematical representation:

  Weighted-average Cost=Total Cost of Goods Available For SaleTotal Number of Units Available For Sale

To Compute: The ending inventory at September 30, and cost of goods sold using the FIFO methods.

To determine

To Prove: The amount allocated to cost of goods sold under FIFO method.

To determine

To Compute: The ending inventory at September 30, and cost of goods sold using the LIFO methods.

To determine

To Prove: The amount allocated to cost of goods sold under LIFO method.

To determine

To Compute: The ending inventory at September 30, and cost of goods sold using the average-cost methods.

To determine

To Prove: The amount allocated to cost of goods sold under average-cost method.

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