
Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259222139
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Frank Hodge Ch
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.22E
(Chapter Supplement B) FIFO and LIFO Cost of Goods Sold under Periodic versus Perpetual Inventory Systems
Assume that a retailer’s beginning inventory and purchases of a popular item during January included: (1) 300 units at $7 in beginning inventory on January 1, (2) 450 units at $8 purchased on January 8, and (3) 750 units at $9 purchased on January 29. The company sold 350 units on January 12 and 550 units on January 30.
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- 1. Calculate the cost of goods sold for the month of January under (a) FIFO (periodic calculation), (b) FIFO (perpetual calculation), (c) LIFO (periodic calculation), and (d) LIFO (perpetual calculation).
- 2. Which cost flow assumption would you recommend to management and why? Which calculation approach, periodic or perpetual, would you recommend and why?
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