Intermediate Accounting
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Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.13E
Inventory cost flow methods; periodic system
• LO8–1, LO8–4
Altira Corporation uses a periodic inventory system. The following information related to its merchandise inventory during the month of August 2018 is available:
| Aug. 1 | Inventory on hand—2,000 units; cost $6.10 each. |
| 8 | Purchased 10,000 units for $5.50 each. |
| 14 | Sold 8,000 units for $12.00 each. |
| 18 | Purchased 6,000 units for $5.00 each. |
| 25 | Sold 7,000 units for $11.00 each. |
| 31 | Inventory on hand—3,000 units. |
Required:
Determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31, 2018,
- 1. First-in, first-out (FIFO)
- 2. Last-in, first-out (LIFO)
- 3. Average cost
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Sheffield Limited uses the average cost formula in a perpetual inventory system. Fill in the missing amounts for items [1] to [13]in the
following perpetual inventory schedule. (Round per unit cost and total cost to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.23.)
Purchases
Date
Units
Cost
Total
Units
Cost
April
1
6
29
[1] $
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[5] $
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[10]
$201
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EX 6-8 Weighted average cost flow method under perpetual inventory system Obj. 3
The following units of a particular item were available for sale during the calendar year:
Jan. 1
Mar. 18
May 2
Aug. 9
Oct. 20
Inventory
Sale
Purchase
Sale
Purchase
9,000 units at $50.00
7,000 units
8,000 units at $56.50
8,000 units
4,000 units at $60.00
The firm uses the weighted average cost method with a perpetual inventory system.
Determine the cost of goods sold for each sale and the inventory balance after each sale.
Present the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 5.
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