Principles of Financial Accounting.
Principles of Financial Accounting.
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Author: John J. Wild
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Chapter 6, Problem 7E

Perpetual: Inventors- costing methods—FIFO and LIFO£1

Hemming Co. reported the following current-year purchases and sales for its only product.

Date Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units Sold at Retail
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory........ 200 units@ $10 = $ 2,000
Jan. 10 Sales..................... 150 units@ $40
Mar 14 Purchase................. 350 units @ $15 = 5,250
Mar 15 Sales..................... 300 units @ $40
July 30 Purchase................. 450 units @ $20 = 9,000
Oct 5 Sales..................... 430 units @ $40
Oct. 26 Purchase................. 100 units @ $25 = 2,500
Totals.................... 1,100 units $18,750 880 units

Required

Hemming uses a perpetual inventory system. Determine the costs assigned to ending inventory and to cost of goods sold using (a) FIFO and (b) LIFO. Compute the gross margin for each method. (Round amounts to cents.)

Check Ending inventory: LIFO, $4,150

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Calculate the cost assigned to ending inventory, when costs are assigned based on the FIFO and LIFO method.

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PERPERTUAL INVENTORY - FIFO METHOD
DateGoods PurchasedCost of Goods soldInventory Balance
UnitsPer unitAmountUnitsPer unitAmountUnitsPer unitAmount
1-Jan      200$10$2,000
          
10-Jan   150$10$1,50050$10$500
          
14-Mar350$15$5,250   50$10$500
       350$15$5,250
       400 $5,750
          
15-Mar   50$10$500   
    250$15$3,750100$15$1,500
          
30-Jul450$20$9,000   100$15$1,500
       450$20$9,000
       550 $10,500
          
5-Oct   100$15$1,500   
    330$20$6,600120$20$2,400
          
26-Oct100$25$2,500   120$20$2,400
       100$25$2,500
       220 $4,900

Table (1)

Therefore, cost assigned to ending inventory for Perpetual FIFO method amount is $4,900.

PERPERTUAL INVENTORY - LIFO METHOD
DateGoods PurchasedCost of Goods soldInventory Balance
UnitsPer unitAmountUnitsPer unitAmountUnitsPer unitAmount
1-Jan      200$10$2,000
          
10-Jan   150$10$1,50050$10$500
          
14-Mar350$15$5,250   50$10$500
       350$15$5,250
       400 $5,750
          
15-Mar   300$150$45,00050$10$500
       50$15$750
       100 $1,250
          
30-Jul450$20$9,000   50$10$500
       50$15$750
       450$20$9,000
       550 $10,250
          
5-Oct   430$20$8,60050$10$500
       50$15$750
       20$20$400
       100$25$2,500
       220 $4,150

Table (2)

Therefore, cost assigned to ending inventory for Perpetual FIFO method amount is $4,150.

Calculate gross profit.

ParticularsFIFOLIFO
AmountAmount
Sales (880 units ×$40 )$35,200$35,200
Less: Cost of goods sold$13,850$16,450
Gross margin$21,350$18,750

Table (3)

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