Chapter 8, Problem 8.4BYP

To determine

LIFO: Under this inventory method, the units that are purchased last, are sold first. Thus, it starts from the selling of the units recently purchased and ending with the beginning inventory.

FIFO: Under this inventory method, the units that are purchased first, are sold first. Thus, it starts from the selling of the beginning inventory, followed by the units purchased in a chronological order of their purchases took place during a particular period.

To prepare: a report for the president describing the factors that should be considered by T Industries in choosing between LIFO and FIFO.